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Oliver

in Massachusetts

There are 1,773 people with the last name "Oliver" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Oliver 333
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  1. is 329th most common Carpenter
  2. is 330th most common Fournier
  3. is 331st most common Medina
  4. is 332nd most common Mullen
  5. is 333rd most common Oliver
  6. is 334th most common Gilbert
  7. is 335th most common Armstrong
  8. is 336th most common Le
  9. is 337th most common Knight

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

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

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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John Oliver, MA (9 searches)
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