The Olmedo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,768 people carried this name — #5,967 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,000 people counted. That is up 51% from 3,816 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 26,891 people named Olmedo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 85 people named Olmedo.
Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
21 people named Olmedo is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Olmedo in American newspapers,
1895–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 793 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Olmedo,
with a public archive behind them.
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José Joaquín de Olmedo 1780–1847 · writer -
José Joaquín de Olmedo 1780–1847 · writer
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José Joaquín de Olmedo 1780–1847 · writer
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Carlos L. Olmedo 1863–1939 · photographer -
Carlos L. Olmedo 1867–1939 · photographer
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Miguel Agustín de Olmedo 1737–1808 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Olmedo.
- Olle 308 · U.S. census
- Oller 2,800 · U.S. census
- Ollie 1,209 · U.S. census
- Ollier 206 · U.S. census
- Ollivier 234 · U.S. census
- Ollmann 205 · U.S. census
- Olmo 1,879 · U.S. census
- Olmos 9,895 · U.S. census
- Ols 221 · U.S. census
- Olsen 59,356 · U.S. census
- Olszak 242 · U.S. census
- Olszewski 5,554 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Olmedo is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.