Olmsted is a surname of Anglo Saxon origin. Its oldest public record dates pre-1066 in Cheshire. People with the name include:
The notable Olmsted family of New York City:Frederick Law Olmsted, an American landscape architecthis sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., also landscape architects, and their company Olmsted BrothersGeorge W. Olmsted (b. 1874), founder of Long Island Lighting Company (LILCo), patron of the Chief Cornplanter Council, Boy Scouts of AmericaGeorge H. Olmsted (b. 1901), veteran of World War I and World War II, General in the United States Army, life insurance magnate, and philanthropistAaron Olmsted, investor in the Connecticut Land Company in the United StatesAndrew J. Olmsted, a U.S. soldier during the Iraq occupationDan Olmsted, a senior editor for United Press International (UPI) and author of the Age of Autism reportsDavid Olmsted, an American politicianDenison Olmsted, an American astronomerFrederick E. Olmsted, An American artistJohn Olmsted (1938–2011), an American naturalist and conservationistJohn W. Olmsted (1903–1986), an American historianNathan Olmsted (1812-1898), an American politicianThomas Olmsted, an American prelate of the Catholic Church