Olliff Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Olliff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Olive'; v. Oliff for variants.

Thomas fil. Olive, Oxfordshire 1373. Hundred Rolls.

Margaret fil. Olive, Salop, ibid.

Johanna fil. Olive, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Olliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:464,69139,603
New Zealand1381:32,8145,713
England1081:515,90832,533
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Olliff 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. Oliff for variants.

Thomas fil. Olive, Oxfordshire 1373. Hundred Rolls.

Margaret fil. Olive, Salop, ibid.

Johanna fil. Olive, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1797. Married — John Hickman Olive and Alice Ann Hickes: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — Isaac Olive and Mary Kempester: ibid.

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

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

V. Oliff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The well-known baptismal or personal name, Olaf, borne by various Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish monarchs. In Domesday, a tenant in chief called Olaf occurs in Northamptonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Olliff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Olliff is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olliff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Olliff is the 340,354th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,747,728 people. The surname Olliff is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Olliff live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Olliff is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States Olliff is most numerous in: Florida, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 13 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Olliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Olliff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olliff surname grew 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olliff last name are 39.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.96% registered with the party.

The amount Olliff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.05% more than the national average, earning $61,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olliffe92654/
Golliff9230/
Holliff920/
Oliff91928/
Ollif9152/
Elliff831,009/
Oliffe83175/
Osliff8337/
Goliff8332/
Olijff8325/
Olioff8315/
Olieff8311/
Hollif839/
Holiff838/
Alliff836/
Ollief835/
Ollife835/
Gollif831/
Ouliff831/
Ulliff830/
Oleiff830/
Olif809/
Houllif774/
Osliffe774/
Ellieff771/
Ouleiff771/
Golleif770/
Galliff770/
Aliff732,581/
Oleff73249/
Eliff73229/
Olife7399/
Allif7355/
Olyff7334/
Ellif7326/
Golif7315/
Holif739/
Oloif738/
Olief736/
Olijf735/
Oulif735/
Olift731/
Olaif731/
Houlieff715/
Elieff67482/
Olaife67203/
Oleffe67101/
Auliff6776/
Alieff6746/
Aliffe6727/
Ollefs6724/
Haliff6723/
Ohleff6720/
D'Olif6717/
Goleff6715/
Allaif679/
Alleff676/
Alioff676/
Hallif675/
Hollyf672/
Eleiff672/
Houlif671/
Alifff671/
Oleife671/
Aaliff671/
Allift671/
Gallif671/
Ohlief671/
Hollef671/
Ellief671/
Holliw670/
Golliw670/
Olheff670/
O'Lyff670/

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