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 found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olliff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olliff is the 340,354th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Olliff are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Olliff is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States Olliff is primarily found in: Florida, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 13 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Olliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Olliff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 796 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olliff surname are 39.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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