Oliff Surname
Approximately 928 people bear this surname
Oliff Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Olive'; v. Olive and Oliver. I have come across many forms, the most popular being Olliph, Olyffe, Olif, and Olyff.
Adam Olif, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1570.
Read More About This SurnameOliff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 611 | 1:593,222 | 48,399 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Oliff (28) may also be a first name.
Oliff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Olive'; v. Olive and Oliver. I have come across many forms, the most popular being Olliph, Olyffe, Olif, and Olyff.
Adam Olif, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1570. Baptised — Ofyffe, d. Olyff looker: Reg. St. Columb Major.
1581. — Olyff, d. Degoric Stubbs: ibid.
1757. Married — Joseph Olliff and Grace Craft: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) the Scandinavian Olaf = Ancestral Relic [Old Norse Oleif-r; from Old Norse ái, great-grandfather + leif-r, relic] There has been confusion with Olive (Latin), q.v.
Oliff Demographics
Average Oliff Salary in
United States
$43,974 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oliff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oliff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oliff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oliff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oliff is the 383,389th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Oliff live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 28 people.
Oliff is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States Oliff is most frequent in: Virginia, where 24 percent reside, Maryland, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Oliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Oliff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Oliff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Oliff are 16.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Oliff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.39% more than the national average, earning R 393,024 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.03% more than the national average, earning $65,098 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olliff | 91 | 1,080 | / |
| Oliffe | 91 | 175 | / |
| Osliff | 91 | 37 | / |
| Goliff | 91 | 32 | / |
| Olijff | 91 | 25 | / |
| Olioff | 91 | 15 | / |
| Olieff | 91 | 11 | / |
| Holiff | 91 | 8 | / |
| Ouliff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oleiff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Olif | 89 | 9 | / |
| Olliffe | 83 | 654 | / |
| Golliff | 83 | 30 | / |
| Osliffe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ouleiff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holliff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Aliff | 80 | 2,581 | / |
| Oleff | 80 | 249 | / |
| Eliff | 80 | 229 | / |
| Olife | 80 | 99 | / |
| Ollif | 80 | 52 | / |
| Olyff | 80 | 34 | / |
| Golif | 80 | 15 | / |
| Holif | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oloif | 80 | 8 | / |
| Olief | 80 | 6 | / |
| Olijf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oulif | 80 | 5 | / |
| Olift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Olaif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houlieff | 77 | 5 | / |
| Elliff | 73 | 1,009 | / |
| Elieff | 73 | 482 | / |
| Olaife | 73 | 203 | / |
| Oleffe | 73 | 101 | / |
| Auliff | 73 | 76 | / |
| Alieff | 73 | 46 | / |
| Aliffe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Haliff | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ohleff | 73 | 20 | / |
| D'Olif | 73 | 17 | / |
| Goleff | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hollif | 73 | 9 | / |
| Alioff | 73 | 6 | / |
| Alliff | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ollife | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ollief | 73 | 5 | / |
| Eleiff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houlif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ohlief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaliff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oleife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alifff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gollif | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Lyff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Olheff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ulliff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alif | 67 | 38,170 | / |
| Oliv | 67 | 705 | / |
| Elif | 67 | 210 | / |
| Olib | 67 | 98 | / |
| Olef | 67 | 89 | / |
| Auliffe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Oliw | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ulif | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hatliff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Olyf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Houllif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gulioff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oliaife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ellieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouleff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haliffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Galliff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Golleif | 67 | 0 | / |
| Autliff | 67 | 0 | / |
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