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OLIVER

in Massachusetts

There are 1,804 people with the last name "OLIVER" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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OLIVER 360
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  1. is 356th most common Holland
  2. is 357th most common Bates
  3. is 358th most common Donnelly
  4. is 359th most common Hoffman
  5. is 360th most common Oliver
  6. is 361st most common Page
  7. is 362nd most common Flanagan
  8. is 363rd most common Botelho
  9. is 364th most common Medina

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for OLIVER

John, William, Robert, James, Michael, Richard, Thomas, David, Mary, Carol

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

2. 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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