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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) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Olivé, Olivè or Olivê. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 16,055^th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 209,883 people. The surname Olive is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Olive live; 26 percent live in North America and 23 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,714^th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 183,800 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7,556 people, or 1 in 47,970. In The United States Olive is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 118 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent live and Chad, where 12 percent live.

Olive Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Olive Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Olive last name 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.09% 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.