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Oliver

in California

There are 6,824 people with the last name "Oliver" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Oliver 358
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  1. is 354th most common Cuevas
  2. is 355th most common Galvan
  3. is 356th most common Phan
  4. is 357th most common Barrera
  5. is 358th most common Oliver
  6. is 359th most common Cho
  7. is 360th most common Velasco
  8. is 361st most common Truong
  9. is 362nd most common Wheeler

Similar Names and Nicknames

Oliveira, Oliva, Olivares, Olivas, Olivo, Olive, Olivera, Olivier, Olivarez, Olivieri

Most Common First Names for Oliver

Michael, James, John, David, Robert, Richard, William, Charles

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, Welsh, and German: from the Old French personal name Olivier, which was taken to England by the Normans from France. It was popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages as having been borne by one of Charlemagne's paladins, the faithful friend of Roland, about whose exploits there were many popular romances. The name ostensibly means ‘olive tree’ (see Oliveira), but this is almost certainly the result of folk etymology working on an unidentified Germanic personal name, perhaps a cognate of Alvaro. The surname is also borne by Jews, apparently as an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.

Catalan and southern French (Occitan): generally a topographic name from oliver ‘olive tree’, but in some instances possibly related to the homonymous personal name (see 1 above).

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Michael Oliver, CA (8 searches)
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