Explore the Family Name Olley

The meaning of Olley

English (East Anglia): variant of Oley 2, a habitational name of Norman origin, from any of the five places called Ouilly in Calvados, France.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Olley' has seen a slight decrease in recent years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 45,735th most popular last name, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 48,060th position, marking a drop of 5.08 percent. Despite this decline in ranking, the actual number of individuals bearing the 'Olley' surname remained stable at 440 between 2000 and 2010. As a result, the proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,735	#48,060	-5.08%
Count	440	440	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Olley

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Olley', based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some changes over time. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as White decreased from 85.91% in 2000 to 83.64% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying as Black saw a modest increase, moving from 11.59% in 2000 to 12.95% in 2010. Additionally, the data for 2010 introduced individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnicity, represented at 1.14% and 1.59% respectively. However, there were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and the percentage of those reporting two or more races dropped from 1.14% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.91%	83.64%	-2.64%
Black	11.59%	12.95%	11.73%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.14%	0%
Two or More Races	1.14%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%