The Olivier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,400 people carried this name — #5,438 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,100 people counted. That is up 12% from 5,703 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Olivier surname
Olivier: a surname.
Attested in the 11th century as Oliver in The Song of Roland.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Olivier» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 15,692 people named Olivier.
333 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 106 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 1,944 people named Olivier live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 377 people named Olivier 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 Córdoba.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
324 people named Olivier live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 the Nordic population registers
30 people named Olivier 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).
In print
Olivier in American newspapers,
1867–1948.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 44,936 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Olivier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Guillaume-Antoine Olivier 1756–1814 · zoologist -
Jean-Baptiste Olivier 1757–1840 · politician -
Caroline Olivier 1803–1879 · writer -
Urbain Olivier 1810–1888 · writer -
Louis Auguste Olivier 1816–1881 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 224 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Olivier.
- Oliveri 3,357 · U.S. census
- Olivero 1,842 · U.S. census
- Olives 137 · U.S. census
- Olivet 177 · U.S. census
- Olivetti 273 · U.S. census
- Olivi 120 · U.S. census
- Olivieri 3,289 · U.S. census
- Oliviero 205 · U.S. census
- Olivo 10,483 · U.S. census
- Olla 234 · U.S. census
- Olle 308 · U.S. census
- Oller 2,800 · U.S. census
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