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Oliver

in Ohio

There are 3,542 people with the last name "Oliver" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Oliver 243
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  1. is 239th most common Little
  2. is 240th most common Hale
  3. is 241st most common Dawson
  4. is 242nd most common Harvey
  5. is 243rd most common Oliver
  6. is 244th most common Neal
  7. is 245th most common Wade
  8. is 246th most common Parsons
  9. is 247th most common Bowers

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

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

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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