Last Name OLIVER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Oliver. The paladin of Charlemagne made the name popular and gave it a knightly sound. After the Protector's days its popularity waned, and it has not yet recovered itself as a baptismal name.
Peace.
So named from the olive-tree, an emblem of peace.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, French, German, Polish, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Creole, South african, Hungarian

Rank 248 (2000 US census) 210 (1990 US census)
Count 111,641 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 66.74%, or 74509 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 26.81%, or 29931 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.54%, or 603 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.72%, or 804 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.85%, or 2065 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.33%, or 3718 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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