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Where Does The Last Name Olive Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Olive (Arabic: اوليف, Hindi: औलिव, Marathi: ऑली, Russian: Оливье) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Olivé, Olivè or Olivê. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olive? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 16,055^th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 209,883 people. The last name Olive is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Olive are found; 26 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Olive is also the 5,714^th most common first name worldwide, borne by 183,800 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7,556 people, or 1 in 47,970. In The United States Olive is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Olive is found in 118 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent are found and Chad, where 12 percent are found.

Olive Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Olive has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Olive surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Olive Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Olive surname is primarily Anglican (64%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Olive last name are 3.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Olive earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning €30,836 per year; in Peru they earn 252.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,364 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.46% more than the national average, earning R 324,288 per year; in Colombia they earn 53.21% more than the national average, earning $34,782,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $44,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $59,971 CAD per year.