Olmsted (name)

This article is about the name Olmsted. For other uses, see Olmsted.

Olmsted
Family name
Region of origin	British Isles
Language(s) of origin	English
Related names	Armistead, Armitstead, Armystead, Armstead, Olmstead, Ormstead, Ampstead

Olmsted is a surname of Anglo Saxon origin. Its oldest public record dates pre-1066 in Cheshire.^[1] People with the name include:

• The notable Olmsted family of New York City:
  • Frederick Law Olmsted, an American landscape architect
    • his sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., also landscape architects, and their company Olmsted Brothers
  • George W. Olmsted (b.1874), founder of Long Island Lighting Company (LILCo), patron of the Chief Cornplanter Council, Boy Scouts of America
  • George H. Olmsted (b.1901), veteran of World War I and World War II, General in the United States Army, life insurance magnate, and philanthropist

• Aaron Olmsted, investor in the Connecticut Land Company in the United States
• Andrew J. Olmsted, a U.S. soldier during the Iraq occupation
• Dan Olmsted, a senior editor for United Press International (UPI) and author of the Age of Autism reports
• Denison Olmsted, American astronomer

References

1. ^ "Olmsted Family Crest and Name History". houseofnames.com. 2008-05-12. http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Olmsted. Retrieved 2008-05-12. 

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