Olstad

Olstad Meaning & Origin

About Olstad
The surname Olstad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Óláfr," meaning "ancestor's descendant" or "heir of the ancestors," combined with the element "stad," meaning "place" or "farm." Therefore, the surname Olstad can be interpreted as "the farm or place of Óláfr's descendants." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify and distinguish the descendants of a man named Óláfr.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Olstad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Olstad: 811
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,198
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Olstad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALSTT
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O42303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW1 L S T AH0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈoʊlstəd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALSTT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O423

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Olstad in Braille

Here's how to represent Olstad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Olstad in braille

How to sign the name Olstad using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Olstad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Olstad in sign language

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