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Oliver

in Rhode Island

There are 406 people with the last name "Oliver" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Oliver 205
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  1. is 201st most common Goncalves
  2. is 202nd most common Macdonald
  3. is 203rd most common Palumbo
  4. is 204th most common Hebert
  5. is 205th most common Oliver
  6. is 206th most common Bouchard
  7. is 207th most common Pena
  8. is 208th most common Fisher
  9. is 209th most common Grant

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

John, Richard, Donna, Linda, Mary, Michael, Edward, Joseph, Robert, George

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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