Oliverson Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Oliverson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Oliver,' which see. I believe this surname to be almost if not actually extinct. I have looked in vain in Manchester and the district for representatives.

1593. John Oliverson, of Heaton Norris: Wills at Chester.

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Oliverson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5081:713,50256,234
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Oliverson (37) may also be a first name.

Oliverson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Oliver,' which see. I believe this surname to be almost if not actually extinct. I have looked in vain in Manchester and the district for representatives.

1593. John Oliverson, of Heaton Norris: Wills at Chester.

1594. Hugh Oliverson, of Pendlebury: ibid.

1606. Thomas Oliverson, of Heaton Norris: ibid.

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

'son of OLIVER,' which see. Isaach Oliveri as canon of Aberdeen in 1366 (REA., II, p. 58).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The son of Oliver.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Oliverson Last Name Facts

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

Oliverson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oliverson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 591,720th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Oliverson reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Oliverson is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 37 people.

The last name Oliverson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 713,502. In The United States Oliverson is most numerous in: Utah, where 42 percent live, Idaho, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Oliverson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oliverson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oliverson surname grew 1,639 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oliverson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oliverson surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

Oliverson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,681 USD per year.

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