Last Name OLVER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Oliver. The paladin of Charlemagne made the name popular and gave it a knightly sound. After the Protector's days its popularity waned, and it has not yet recovered itself as a baptismal name.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 31,271 (2000 US census)
Count 701 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.01%, or 638 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.14%, or 15 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.28%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 4.42%, or 31 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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