The Oliver surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 115,900 people carried this name — #264 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,550 people counted. That is up 4% from 111,641 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,479 people named Oliver 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,049 people named Oliver.
452 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 66 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 16 births for the Oliver name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
170 people named Oliver live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Oliver have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 115 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
80 people named Oliver is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Oliver,
with a public archive behind them.
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Helen Elizabeth Oliver d. 1934 · actor -
Thomas Oliver d. 1610 · physician
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Joseph Oliver d. 1966 · rugby league player
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Martin Oliver d. 1972 · sailor
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Constance Oliver d. 1940 · painter
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William Sandford Oliver d. 1845 · naval officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Oliver.
- Olivan 580 · U.S. census
- Olivar 1,456 · U.S. census
- Olivares 23,982 · U.S. census
- Olivari 258 · U.S. census
- Olive 5,712 · U.S. census
- Oliveira 19,055 · 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
- Olives 137 · U.S. census
- Olivet 177 · U.S. census
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