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Oliver

in South Carolina

There are 2,280 people with the last name "Oliver" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Oliver 178
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  1. is 174th most common Cole
  2. is 175th most common Mcdaniel
  3. is 176th most common Daniels
  4. is 177th most common Hernandez
  5. is 178th most common Oliver
  6. is 179th most common Horton
  7. is 180th most common Palmer
  8. is 181st most common Nichols
  9. is 182nd most common Willis

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

James, David, George, Mary, Michael, Robert, John, William, Thomas, Anthony

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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