Ollive Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Grenada

Ollive 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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Ollive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5281:125,80119,137
England901:619,09036,665
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Ollive (42) may also be a first name.

Ollive 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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Olive [French olive, Latin oliva, the olive] (Scandinavian) for Ol(l)iff, q.v.

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

Ollive Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ollive (Russian: Олливье) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ollive.

How Common Is The Last Name Ollive? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ollive is the 480,521st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. Ollive is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ollive live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Ollive is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 42 people.

Ollive is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 125,801. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 34 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent reside. Barring France this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Ollive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ollive has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ollive Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ollive surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ollive last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ollive earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.04% less than the national average, earning R 151,992 per year; in United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning $36,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olliver921,914/
Ollivet9249/
Ollivie924/
Gollive921/
Olliave921/
Ollives920/
Olive9134,722/
Ollivett8635/
Holliver864/
Ollaiver863/
Oulliver861/
Oliver83299,513/
Olives833,626/
Olivet831,758/
Olijve83777/
Ollave83633/
Olivie83478/
Golive83390/
Olivey83154/
Olliva8387/
Olivea8360/
Holive8354/
Olivez8350/
Olivei8316/
Olivee838/
Oliave833/
Allive832/
Olieve832/
O'Live831/
Olgive831/
Oulive831/
Oleive831/
Olaive831/
Ollivi831/
Olived831/
Oliveu831/
Olleve830/
Olivett77212/
Oulivet7736/
Holiver7731/
Oglieve7722/
D'Olive7719/
Holiove7717/
Oliveer7714/
Olivets7713/
Allieve778/
Oliverr777/
O'Livey776/
Olivesh775/
Oiliver775/
Goolive772/
Olleves772/
Oliveas772/
Olliber771/
Ellivee771/
Ollíver771/
Òlliver771/
Ollivér771/
Golivei771/
Olliwer771/
Uoliver771/
Holivet771/
O'Liver770/
Alliver770/
Ollever770/
Ooliver770/
Oliva73291,538/
Olave7324,933/
Olivi732,238/
Alive73759/
Oliwe73595/
Olibe73487/
Olivé73208/
Elive7389/
Olyve7341/
Olivy7336/
Oleve7311/
Olivè734/
Oliví732/
Olivê731/
Gollihue71412/
Oulliber7161/
Hollivay7154/
Holliber7139/
D'Oliver7115/
Hollever712/
Gollivay711/
Hallivee711/
D'Olives711/
Hollyver711/
Holliwed710/
Holliwey710/
Hallivey710/
Golivi671,978/
Olivio671,322/
Aliver671,187/
Alives67510/
Galive67429/
Allibe67326/
Olivay67289/
Olivis67247/
Alieve67118/
Oliweh6790/
Oliber6784/
Olibet6762/
Ollebe6757/
Olibey6743/
Oliobe6743/
Olivit6728/
Olever6727/
Holiva6725/
Holiwe6724/
Holeve6722/
Holave6719/
Algive6718/
Olibie6716/
Olivér6715/
Ollebi6714/
Oloibe6714/
Olaiwe6711/
Olieba6711/
Aliveh6711/
Allave6710/
Olivés678/
Elleve677/
Olivès676/
Olaibe676/
Alivez675/
Olivai675/
Oliviz675/
Helive675/
Alivea674/
Oliuwe674/
Elieve674/
Halive674/
Aliveu673/
Olibee673/
Oliviy673/
Oiliva673/
Alleve673/
Holibe673/
Olibeh673/
Olaiva673/
Olimpe673/
Elivee672/
Olivaa672/
Oleiva672/
Golibe672/
Oleibe672/
Oluiwe672/
Oliewe672/
Alliwe672/
Olibes672/
O'Love671/
Oliwet671/
Oljver671/
Olavee671/
Goleve671/
Aalive671/
Alliva671/
Olyave671/
Olivoy671/
Olivéï671/
Olleby671/
Öliver671/
Alivee671/
Alivej671/
Alivet671/
Aslive671/
Olevie671/
Olisue671/
Oliebi671/
Olivii671/
Atlive671/
Ellivy670/

Ollive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ollive in the Russian language
Олливьеollive-

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