The Oleson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,734 people carried this name — #8,780 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 78,700 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,807 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Oleson surname

Variant spelling of Olson.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Oleson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Oleson in American newspapers,
1922–1929.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Oleson
Evening Star 1922-04-20
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Oleson
New-york Tribune 1922-10-25
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Oleson
The Washington Daily News 1929-02-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,359 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Oleson in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

221 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Oleson. The most, 49, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 118
South Australia 29
New South Wales 28
Victoria 28
ACT (Canberra) 10
Western Australia 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Oleson.

Who carried it

People named Oleson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John L. Oleson 1860–1925 · politician
  • Erik Oleson 1901– · screenwriter
  • Charlotte Oleson 1932–2017 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Oleson,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States305 records

305 records of the Oleson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 114
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 86
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 36
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 30
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Boy Oleson

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Augusta Victoria from Hamburg and Southampton, aged 32; tailor. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joseph Oleson

    Born 1943; from Bloomfield, New Jersey. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Forrest L. Oleson

    Born 1909 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Santa Fe; bank clerk from Bernalillo County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 305 records for Oleson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Oleson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Dora E. Oleson

    Buried in 1920 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joannes Oleson

    Buried in 1985 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ole Oleson

    Married 1872 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Oleson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Oleson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 3
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hans Oleson

    Married in 1700 in Coevorden; soldier.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Hendrik Karel Oleson

    Born 1916 in Nunspeet.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Peter Oleson

    In the population register of Winterswijk; born 1797 in Waarde.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Oleson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Oleson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John F. Oleson

    Grazier of Rutherglen, Victoria; died 1953.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hansine Oleson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1891 aboard the Erlangen, aged 60.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Oleson

    Died 1889; inquest held in Queensland.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Oleson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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