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Oliver

in Iowa

There are 645 people with the last name "Oliver" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Oliver 369
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  1. is 365th most common Briggs
  2. is 366th most common Nicholson
  3. is 367th most common Manning
  4. is 368th most common Stout
  5. is 369th most common Oliver
  6. is 370th most common Greiner
  7. is 371st most common Barrett
  8. is 372nd most common Norris
  9. is 373rd most common Wiese

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

Michael, David, Robert, John, James, Dennis, Donna, Mark, Nancy, Steven

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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