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Oliver

in Minnesota

There are 746 people with the last name "Oliver" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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Oliver 489
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  1. is 485th most common Sampson
  2. is 486th most common Lundeen
  3. is 487th most common Sather
  4. is 488th most common Christian
  5. is 489th most common Oliver
  6. is 490th most common Henning
  7. is 491st most common Isaacson
  8. is 492nd most common Blair
  9. is 493rd most common Dawson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

David, William, John, Barbara, James, Michael, Charles, Robert, Andrew, Suzanne

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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