The Olivas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,106 people carried this name — #1,785 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,700 people counted. That is up 24% from 16,164 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Olivas surname

Borrowed from Spanish Olivas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Olivas» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 123 people named Olivas live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 49
Neuquén 24
Mendoza 15
City of Buenos Aires 13
Santa Fe 12
Córdoba 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Olivas in American newspapers,
1916–1922.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Olivas
La Prensa 1922-02-08
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Olivas
La Prensa 1916-01-24
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Olivas
La Prensa 1920-01-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,231 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Olivas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joaquín Olivas y Zafont
    Joaquín Olivas y Zafont 1818– · politician
  • Fidel Olivas Escudero 1849–1935 · Catholic priest
  • Jimmy Olivas 1909–1992 · coach
  • José Luis Olivas 1952–2025 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Olivas,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States521 records

521 records of the Olivas name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 298
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 96
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andrew Olivas

    Born 1925. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; foundry worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Enriques Jeronimo Olivas

    Born 1930; from Pueblo, Colorado. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1950 in Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Augustin M. Olivas

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1899, died 1993; buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 521 records for Olivas in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France6 records

6 records of the Olivas name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucien Olivas

    Born 1918 in Algeria; died 2000 in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Madeleine Olivas

    Born 1900 in Tilh (Landes); died 1985 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gilbert Andre Olivas

    Born 1922 in Algeria; died 1997 in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Olivas in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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