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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

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


Olney migration to the United States +



Olney Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
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 +

Olney Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Abraham Olney, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • James Olney, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • John Olney, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • Jona Olney, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
  • William 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
  • ... (Another 20 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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