# Olney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/olney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,248 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,932 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 95,057 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (3,205 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the dative form of the Old English personal name *Olla + īeġ (“island”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Olney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Olney in the United States.

## People named Olney

- Richard Olney, American politician and statesman (1835-1917)
- David Olney, American folk singer

## Similar surnames

Olin, Olan, Olmo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.