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

Olshansky, 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 Olshansky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Olshansky in America

Olshansky is the 57234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Olshansky surname appeared 356 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 Olshansky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Olshansky 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 Olshansky

The surname Olshansky has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in areas of modern-day Ukraine and Russia. It is a locational surname, derived from the word "olshanka," which means "place of alder trees" in several Slavic languages. This suggests that the name likely originated from a particular settlement or region where alder trees were abundant.

The earliest recorded instances of the Olshansky surname can be traced back to the 16th century in various historical documents and records from the region. One notable example is Ivan Olshansky, a merchant and landowner who lived in the Smolensk region of Russia in the late 1500s.

In the 17th century, the name appears in several ecclesiastical records from the Ukrainian region of Volyn. There are mentions of Olshansky families in the towns of Lutsk and Rivne during this period, suggesting that the name was well-established in this area.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Olshansky was Yakov Olshansky, a Cossack officer who fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising against Polish rule in the mid-17th century. His military exploits were recorded in various chronicles of the time.

In the 18th century, the Olshansky surname began to spread more widely across Eastern Europe, with notable individuals appearing in various historical records. For example, Grigory Olshansky was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, during the late 1700s.

Another notable figure with the Olshansky surname was Nikolai Olshansky, a Russian naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He participated in several major naval battles against the British and French fleets.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Olshansky surname continued to be well-represented in various fields, including academia, literature, and the arts. One notable individual was Mikhail Olshansky, a Russian writer and poet who lived from 1865 to 1932 and was known for his works exploring themes of nature and spirituality.

While the Olshansky surname has its roots in Eastern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through immigration and diaspora communities. However, the earliest recorded instances and historical references remain centered in the regions of modern-day Ukraine and Russia, where the name originated from the locational term "olshanka."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Olshansky

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

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 Olshansky 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 Olshansky 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 Olshansky was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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