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Question:This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Olden Name Meaning and History
English: variant of Alden.
North German: patronymic from Old.
Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Tr?ndelag, probably taking its name from the Old Norse fjord name áldi, of unexplained etymology.
Swedish (Oldén): unexplained.
hope this helps.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,
Olden Name Meaning and History
English: variant of Alden.
North German: patronymic from Old.
Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Tr?ndelag, probably taking its name from the Old Norse fjord name áldi, of unexplained etymology.
Swedish (Oldén): unexplained.
hope this helps.

. IF it hasn't been changed, it sounds English.
There is an OldenBurg in Germany.