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Oliver

in Pennsylvania

There are 2,374 people with the last name "Oliver" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Oliver 365
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  1. is 361st most common Huber
  2. is 362nd most common Hawkins
  3. is 363rd most common Miles
  4. is 364th most common Russo
  5. is 365th most common Oliver
  6. is 366th most common Shultz
  7. is 367th most common Lawson
  8. is 368th most common Mullen
  9. is 369th most common Goodman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

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

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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