Olynyk

English

Etymology

Romanization of Ukrainian Олійник (Olijnyk), a spelling variant of Oliynyk, from олія (olija, “cooking oil”), probably as an occupational surname.

Proper noun

Olynyk (plural Olynyks)

1. A surname from Ukrainian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Olynyk is the 129825^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131 individuals. Olynyk is most common among White (93.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olynyk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.