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Olney History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Olney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Olney family

The surname Olney was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Olney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Olney research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1335, 1405, 1460, 1475, 1560, 1598, 1641 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Olney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Olney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Aullenay, Aulnay, Allnay, Aullnay, Alnay, Oulney, Oullney, Olney, Aulenay, Aullenais, Aulenais, Aullainay, Aullainais, Aulainay, Aulainais, d'Aullenay, de l'Aullenay and many more.

Early Notables of the Olney family

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Olney Ranking

In the United States, the name Olney is the 7,381^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Olney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Olney, aged 35, from Hertfordshire, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Planter", bound for Salem
Etenetus Olney, aged 1, from Hertfordshire, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Planter", bound for Salem 2
Mrs. Mary Olney, (Marie), aged 30, from Hertfordshire, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Planter", bound for Salem 2
Thomas Olney, Jr., aged 3, from Hertfordshire, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Planter", bound for Salem 2

Olney Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas and Epenetus Olney, who settled in Rhode Island in 1720

Olney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Atchison Olney, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Olney migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olney Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Abraham Olney, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
Charles Olney, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
Coggeshal Olney, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
James Olney, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
John Olney, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Olney (post 1700) +

Richard Olney (1927-1999), American painter, cook, food writer, editor, and memoirist
Jesse Olney (1798-1872), American geographer
Louis Atwell Olney (1875-1949), American pioneering textile chemist and educator
Peter Butler Olney (1843-1922), American lawyer and politician from New York
Warren Olney (1841-1921), American lawyer, environmentalist, and politician
John Olney, American medical doctor and neuropathologist
Cyrus Olney (1815-1870), American politician and lawyer
David Charles Olney (b. 1948), American folk singer/songwriter
Richard Olney (1835-1917), American statesman, United States Attorney General and Secretary of State under President Grover Cleveland
Cyrus Olney (b. 1815), American Republican politician, Delegate to Oregon State Constitutional Convention from Clatsop County, 1857 3
... (Another 20 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Related Stories +

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html