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Oliver

in Kentucky

There are 1,999 people with the last name "Oliver" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Oliver 230
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  1. is 226th most common Holland
  2. is 227th most common Coffey
  3. is 228th most common Lyons
  4. is 229th most common Maynard
  5. is 230th most common Oliver
  6. is 231st most common Browning
  7. is 232nd most common Kennedy
  8. is 233rd most common Hoskins
  9. is 234th most common Puckett

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

James, David, John, Robert, William, Charles, Michael, Larry, Linda, Gary

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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