Re: The Uncommon Surname of 'Olds'
by Brian (guest)
3/2/2007, 6:35 AM
Thank you. This is quite interesting. Another source on the internet claimed that the name 'Olds' was from Old English and distinguished an older person from a younger, though I'm not sure that it was accurate.
The Olds family married into the Cole family, also English. Cole is a much more common name than Olds. Can you tell me anything about its possible meaning and where it first originated?