Oliff Surname

383,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Oliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6111:593,22248,399
England2201:253,26420,438
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oliff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oliff Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Oliff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oliff.

How Common Is The Last Name Oliff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oliff is the 383,389th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. The surname Oliff is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Oliff reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Oliff is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

The surname Oliff is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 24 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Oliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oliff 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 those bearing the Oliff surname are 16.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.12% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olliff911,080/
Oliffe91175/
Osliff9137/
Goliff9132/
Olijff9125/
Olioff9115/
Olieff9111/
Holiff918/
Ouliff911/
Oleiff910/
Olif899/
Olliffe83654/
Golliff8330/
Osliffe834/
Ouleiff831/
Holliff830/
Aliff802,581/
Oleff80249/
Eliff80229/
Olife8099/
Ollif8052/
Olyff8034/
Golif8015/
Holif809/
Oloif808/
Olief806/
Olijf805/
Oulif805/
Olift801/
Olaif801/
Houlieff775/
Elliff731,009/
Elieff73482/
Olaife73203/
Oleffe73101/
Auliff7376/
Alieff7346/
Aliffe7327/
Haliff7323/
Ohleff7320/
D'Olif7317/
Goleff7315/
Hollif739/
Alioff736/
Alliff736/
Ollife735/
Ollief735/
Eleiff732/
Houlif731/
Ohlief731/
Aaliff731/
Oleife731/
Alifff731/
Gollif731/
O'Lyff730/
Olheff730/
Ulliff730/
Alif6738,170/
Oliv67705/
Elif67210/
Olib6798/
Olef6789/
Auliffe6761/
Oliw6749/
Ulif6720/
Hatliff6719/
Olyf678/
Houllif674/
Gulioff672/
Oliaife672/
Ellieff671/
Gouleff671/
Haliffe671/
Galliff670/
Golleif670/
Autliff670/

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