Show ContentsOleynik Surname History

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Etymology of Oleynik

What does the name Oleynik mean?

The surname Oleynik is derived from when the family lived in one of the numerous places in Poland named Olesno, Olesnica or Oleszno. The first bearer of this surname was someone who was from Poland, but had moved to Ukraine. Additionally, these local names are derived from the Polish name Oles, which is Angicized as Alexis.

Oleynik Ranking

Russia, the name Oleynik is the 638th most popular surname with an estimated 28,060 people with that name. 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Oleynik (post 1700) +

  • Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (b. 1981), American five-time Young Artist Award nominated actress, known for her work in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994) and 100 Girls (2000)
  • Kyle Oleynik, Writer of several fantasy novels, for the Oleynik history 2
  • Anatoly Vasilievich Oleynik, Russian Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nizhni Novgorod
  1. "Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames
  2. Kyle Oleynik. (Retrieved 2016, November 2) Kyle Oleynik. Retrieved from https://www.readanybook.com/search?q=Kyle

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