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Oliver

in Tennessee

There are 3,269 people with the last name "Oliver" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Oliver 190
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  1. is 186th most common Carpenter
  2. is 187th most common Harper
  3. is 188th most common Bates
  4. is 189th most common Mcdaniel
  5. is 190th most common Oliver
  6. is 191st most common Gentry
  7. is 192nd most common Mills
  8. is 193rd most common Fields
  9. is 194th most common Shaw

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

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

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, TN (9 searches)
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