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
Scholar 165
Cotton Weaver 34
Coal Miner 24
Labourer 16
Dress Maker 13
Agricultural Labourer 12
House Keeper 10
Mariner 9
Laundress 9
Carter 8
At Home 7
Servant 6
House Servant 6
Fund Holder 5
Carpenter 5
Gardener 5
Cotton Winder 4
Cook 4
Blacksmith 3
General Servant 3
Shoe Maker 3
Stone Mason 3
Domestic Servant 3
Factory Operative 3
Paper Maker 3

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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