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There are approximately 2,450 people named Old in the UK. That makes it the 3,833rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 39 are named Old.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Olds
Oulds
Olde
Ohlde
Oldow
Olday
Oldt
Ol
Oldd
Olld
Oldz
Oled
Ohld
Oldi
Oldo
Oald
Olda
Oldy
Oalde
Oldds
Olled
Oldes
Oldeu
Oldie
Oldey
Oldew
Oldwe
Oldl

The Old surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

OLD. 1. See remarks under Eld. 2. A parish in co. Northampton is so called.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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