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There are approximately 49,444 people named Oliver in the UK. That makes it the 161th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 783 are named Oliver.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

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The Oliver surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From the Latin Oliva, an olive-tree, an emblem of peace.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

OLIVER. Both as a baptismal name and a surname, was probably imported from France, where it was long associated witii romantic literature. The Domesdaj' of Devonshire presents us with a tenant called Oliver, in the modern orthography.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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