Find out how popular the last name Olle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Olle.

Olle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Olle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Olle in America

Olle is the 64559th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Olle surname appeared 308 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Olle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Olle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Olle

The surname OLLE has its origins in England and dates back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English personal name "Olle" or "Olla", which was a diminutive form of the Germanic name "Olaf" or "Olav". This name ultimately comes from the Old Norse elements "anu" meaning "ancestor" and "laf" meaning "descendant" or "heir".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname OLLE can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Nottinghamshire from 1195, which mention a person named Roger Olle. The surname is also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where a Robert Olle is listed.

The OLLE surname is believed to have originated in the counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire in the West Midlands region of England. It may have been influenced by the place name "Olney" in Buckinghamshire, which was derived from the Old English words "oll" meaning "a ridge" and "eg" meaning "island".

In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the OLLE surname was John Olle, a Member of Parliament for Gloucester in 1363. Another early example is Walter Olle, who was recorded as a resident of Weston-under-Wetherley in Warwickshire in 1379.

During the 16th century, the OLLE surname appeared in various spellings, including Olly, Olley, and Ollie. One individual of note was William Olley, who was born in Warwickshire in 1553 and served as a Member of Parliament for Coventry in 1589.

In the 17th century, the OLLE surname is found in the records of various parishes in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. One notable bearer was Robert Olle, who was born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire in 1627 and became a prominent merchant and landowner.

Other historical figures with the OLLE surname include John Olley (1630-1685), a English clergyman and author, and Samuel Olley (1697-1768), a British politician who served as Mayor of Coventry in 1755.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Olle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Olle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Olle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Olle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Olle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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