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The Olivieri surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,289 people carried this name — #9,839 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,100 people counted. That is up 13% from 2,907 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Olivieri surname

A surname from Italian, equivalent to English Oliver.

Italian Olivieri

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Olivieri» (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 4,210 people named Olivieri 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,976
City of Buenos Aires 445
Santa Fe 381
Corrientes 329
Córdoba 311
Entre Ríos 141
San Juan 95
Mendoza 80

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 950 people named Olivieri.

232 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 232
Corsica 214
Bouches-du-Rhône 184
Var 65
Alpes-Maritimes 36
Paris 35
Rhône 25
Meurthe-et-Moselle 20
Isère 13

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

263 people named Olivieri live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 52
Zurich 49
Vaud 31
Aargau 22
Basel-Landschaft 18
Bern 13
St. Gallen 11
Fribourg 10

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 58 people named Olivieri 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 Limburg.

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

Where they live today

Limburg 25
Liège 20
Hainaut 13

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Olivieri in American newspapers,
1910.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Olivieri
The Birmingham Age-herald 1910-11-20
Newspaper page from Decorah-posten Og Ved Arnen carrying the name Olivieri
Decorah-posten Og Ved Arnen 1910-08-30
Newspaper page from The Alaska Citizen carrying the name Olivieri
The Alaska Citizen 1910-12-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,426 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Olivieri,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fabio degli Abati Olivieri
    Fabio degli Abati Olivieri 1658–1738 · prelate
  • Guillaume Olivieri d. 1486 · Catholic priest
  • Giovanni Olivieri d. 1510 · Catholic priest
  • Gerolamo Olivieri d. 1539 · Catholic priest
  • Claudio Olivieri d. 1982
  • Giacomo Olivieri 1460–1517 · friar

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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