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OLIPHANT

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There are approximately 1,712 people named Oliphant in the UK. That makes it the 5,061th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 27 are named Oliphant.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Oliphantt
Oliiphant
Oliphants
Oliphante
Oliphent
Olifphant
Oliphfant
Olifant
Oliphan
Olifantt
Oliphane
Olephant
Oliphand
Olaphant
Oliphaunt
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Olifent
Olephaint
Oliphani
Oilphant

The Oliphant surname in historical dictionaries

OLIPHANT. Kelham and HalliwcU give olifaunt, A.-Norm., an elephant.

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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