Find out how popular the last name Ollivier is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ollivier.

Ollivier, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ollivier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ollivier in America

Ollivier is the 80926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ollivier surname appeared 234 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ollivier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ollivier to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ollivier

The surname Ollivier originates from France and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French personal name Olivier, which itself comes from the Latin name Oliverius, meaning "olive tree".

In the Middle Ages, the name Ollivier was concentrated in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Picardy. It was also found in other areas, including Brittany and the Île-de-France region around Paris.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ollivier appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry lists an Oliverius as a landowner in Oxfordshire.

During the 13th century, the name Ollivier was sometimes spelled as Olivyer or Oliviers. In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the name was Olivier de Clisson (c. 1336-1407), a Breton soldier and constable of France.

In the 16th century, the painter Olivier de Bruges (c. 1470-1545) was a prominent figure in the Flemish Renaissance. Another notable Ollivier from this period was the French poet Olivier de Magny (c. 1529-1561).

The 17th century saw the birth of Olivier Patru (1604-1681), a French lawyer and member of the Académie Française. In the 18th century, Olivier de Corancez (1734-1811) was a French writer and philosopher.

Moving into the 19th century, Olivier Mathieu (1795-1833) was a French lawyer and politician, while Olivier Aimé Charles Petit (1829-1907) was a French historian and archivist.

Throughout its history, the surname Ollivier has also been associated with various place names in France, such as Ollivet, Olivet, and Olivières, which may have influenced its spelling and pronunciation in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ollivier

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ollivier.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ollivier was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ollivier has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ollivier was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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