Olea Family History
Olea Name Meaning
Basque and Spanish: topographic name from Basque ola ‘forge ironworks’ (compare Ola ) + the definite article -a or a habitational name from any of the places called Olea in the provinces of Cantabria Palencia and Burgos (where Basque was spoken in pre-Roman times) probably from the same Basque elements.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022