The Olive surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,712 people carried this name — #6,021 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,622 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,409 people named Olive.
85 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 88 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 368 people named Olive 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Olive,
with a public archive behind them.
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Archibald Olive 1818–1903 · farmer -
François Olive d. 1985
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Thomas Olive 1635–1692 · politician
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Jesse Olive 1759–1829 · planter
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Monica Olive 1764–1854
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Sarah Olive 1787–1878
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Olive.
- Olinger 5,732 · U.S. census
- Oliva 19,513 · U.S. census
- Olivan 580 · U.S. census
- Olivar 1,456 · U.S. census
- Olivares 23,982 · U.S. census
- Olivari 258 · U.S. census
- Oliveira 19,055 · U.S. census
- Oliver 115,900 · U.S. census
- Olivera 9,108 · U.S. census
- Oliveras 2,591 · U.S. census
- Oliveri 3,357 · U.S. census
- Olivero 1,842 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Olive is.
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