Olliffe Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Olliffe Surname Definition:

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.

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Olliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:159,65114,974
Australia1321:204,51319,950
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Canada491:751,95159,756
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Olliffe 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. 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

Olliffe Last Name Facts

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

Olliffe is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Olliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olliffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 502,491st most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. The last name Olliffe is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Olliffe live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 159,651. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 13 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Olliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olliffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Olliffe last name rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Olliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Olliffe surname are 20.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olliffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning $36,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $47,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golliffe931/
Olliff921,080/
Oliffe92175/
Ollife925/
Elliffe86304/
Golliff8630/
Osliffe864/
Goliffe861/
Ollifer860/
Holliff860/
Oliff83928/
Olife8399/
Ollif8352/
Allieffe801/
Hollifer801/
Olifer77798/
Olaife77203/
Oleffe77101/
Osliff7737/
Goliff7732/
Aliffe7727/
Olijff7725/
Eliffe7724/
Olioff7715/
Olieff7711/
Hollif779/
Holiff778/
Alliff776/
Ollief775/
Golife775/
Olifie774/
Oliefe773/
Olifet771/
Ouliff771/
Oleife771/
Oliafe771/
Ellife771/
Gollif771/
Oleiff770/
Halliffey751/
Olif739/
Alliefe71103/
Auliffe7161/
Holleuffer7135/
Holifed7132/
Holifer7117/
Galiffe7114/
Houllif714/
Alieffe713/
Oliaife712/
Alleffe711/
Aliffie711/
Aliffer711/
Elieffe711/
Olayife711/
Goliffi711/
Ouleiff711/
Haliffe711/
Golleif710/
Galliff710/
Aliff672,581/
Alife67485/
Olufe67321/
Oleff67249/
Oliev67102/
Olifa6757/
Allif6755/
Elife6743/
Olyff6734/
Olafe6719/
Golif6715/
Holif679/
Oloif678/
Olief676/
Oulif675/
Houlieff675/
Olijf675/
Olefe674/
Olifi674/
Elhiffee672/
Hallifey671/
Olaif671/
Olift671/
Alliefeh671/
Oliew671/
Ollipher670/

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