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Oliver

in North Carolina

There are 3,327 people with the last name "Oliver" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Oliver 272
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  1. is 268th most common Moss
  2. is 269th most common Wooten
  3. is 270th most common Washington
  4. is 271st most common Barker
  5. is 272nd most common Oliver
  6. is 273rd most common Garrett
  7. is 274th most common Chavis
  8. is 275th most common Floyd
  9. is 276th most common Hopkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

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

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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James Oliver, NC (9 searches)
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