Olive Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Olive Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Olive family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 38
Female Servant 34
Agricultural Labourer 16
Labourer 13
Farmer 12
Male Servant 11
Cotton Weaver 10
Ag Labourer 9
Weaver 7
Shoe Maker 6
Lab 5
Carter 4
Dyer 4
Fishmonger 3
Blacksmith 3
Carpenter 3
Laundress 3
Coal Miner 3
Collier 3
Engineer 3
J Silk Dyer 3
Milliner 3
Laborer 2
Nurse 2
School Mistress 2

Olive Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Love 60% 33,115
2 Olive 100% 9,544
3 Levi 40% 4,872
4 Leve 60% 716
5 Ollive 83% 384
6 Lave 60% 297
7 Leave 40% 263
8 Live 80% 192
9 Levie 40% 168
10 Elve 60% 145
11 Lovie 40% 130
12 Oliva 80% 112
13 Lavie 40% 109

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The surname Olive is the 2nd most popular variant of Love.

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