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Oliver

in Virginia

There are 3,173 people with the last name "Oliver" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Oliver 191
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  1. is 187th most common Carr
  2. is 188th most common Watkins
  3. is 189th most common Dunn
  4. is 190th most common Harvey
  5. is 191st most common Oliver
  6. is 192nd most common Powers
  7. is 193rd most common Blankenship
  8. is 194th most common Hale
  9. is 195th most common Terry

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Oliver

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

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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