Olive Family History

Olive Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Olive from Latin oliva ‘olive’ introduced from Normandy and France after the Conquest. English: variant of Olliff or Oliver.

Catalan (Olivé): variant of Oliver. French: metonymic occupational name for a gatherer or seller of olives or an extractor or seller of olive oil or perhaps a topographic name from olive ‘olive’ (see Oliva).

Americanized form of Italian and perhaps also Catalan Spanish or Portuguese Oliva.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Oliver, Oliva, Olivo, Olivero, Olin, Moline, Alice, Obie, Glave, Line

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7K	Military Records
8K	Immigration Records
62K	Census and Voter Lists
136K	Member Trees

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Where is the Olive family from?

You can see how Olive families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Olive family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Olive families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 64 Olive families living in Ontario. This was about 30% of all the recorded Olive's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Olive families in 1911.

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What did your Olive ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Olive. 30% of Olive men worked as a Farmer and 37% of Olive women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Olive were Student and Teacher.

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Farmer

30%

Laborer

15%

Labourer

Student

Stenographer

37%

Student

28%

Housekeeper

19%

Teacher

19%

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Census Record

There are 62K census records available for the last name Olive. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Olive census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 8K immigration records available for the last name Olive. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 7K military records available for the last name Olive. For the veterans among your Olive ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Olive lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Olive life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Olive in 1945 was 41, and 78 in 2004.

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Olive Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Olive from Latin oliva ‘olive’ introduced from Normandy and France after the Conquest. English: variant of Olliff or Oliver.

Americanized form of Italian and perhaps also Catalan Spanish or Portuguese Oliva.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Olive family from?

What did your Olive ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

30%

Laborer

15%

Labourer

Student

Stenographer

37%

Student

28%

Housekeeper

19%

Teacher

19%

What Olive family records will you find?

What is the average Olive lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Olive life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Olive in 1945 was 41, and 78 in 2004.

Olive Family History

Olive Surname Meaning

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Olive Surname Meaning

316,000 record(s) for Olive

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Where is the Olive family from?

What did your Olive ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Olive family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Olive family history

What is the average Olive lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Olive family tree

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