Explore the Family Name Ohlson

The meaning of Ohlson

1. Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Ohlsson. 2. Americanized form of Danish, North German, and Norwegian Ohlsen 1, a cognate of 1 above, or of North German Ohlsen 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto. Scandinavian Nils, Knute.

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How common is the last name Ohlson in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ohlson has seen a slight decrease in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname fell from 16,581 to 17,551 during this period, marking a decrease of 5.85%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname saw a minor increase from 1,594 to 1,603 — a growth rate of 0.56%. The proportion of individuals named Ohlson per 100,000 people also decreased by 8.47% from 0.59 to 0.54.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,581	#17,551	-5.85%
Count	1,594	1,603	0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ohlson

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Ohlson, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts over the decade from 2000 to 2010. There was a notable increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.50% to 0.62%) and Hispanic (from 1.63% to 2.62%). The largest growth was observed among those who identify with two or more races, with an increase of 70.80%, going up from 1.13% to 1.93%. Meanwhile, the percentage of White individuals with this surname experienced a slight decline from 95.61% to 94.32%. The counts for both Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were suppressed for privacy reasons in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.61%	94.32%	-1.35%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.62%	60.74%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.93%	70.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.62%	24%
Black	0.69%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0%	0%