The Ollivier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 234 people carried this name — #80,926 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 219 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 9,461 people named Ollivier.
103 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 96 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.
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 113 people named Ollivier 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
62 people named Ollivier live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 53 people named Ollivier 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 West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Ollivier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Augustin-Charles-Alexandre Ollivier 1772–1831 · politician -
Blaise-Joseph Ollivier 1701–1746 · engineering officer
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Michel-Barthélémy Ollivier 1712–1784 · painter
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Jean-Antoine Olivier de Sénozan 1713–1778 · magistrate
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Michel-Barthélémy Ollivier 1714–1784 · painter
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Jean-Antoine Olivier de Sénozan 1715–1778 · magistrate
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ollivier.
- Olivo 10,483 · U.S. census
- Olla 234 · U.S. census
- Olle 308 · U.S. census
- Oller 2,800 · U.S. census
- Ollie 1,209 · U.S. census
- Ollier 206 · U.S. census
- Ollmann 205 · U.S. census
- Olmedo 5,768 · U.S. census
- Olmo 1,879 · U.S. census
- Olmos 9,895 · U.S. census
- Ols 221 · U.S. census
- Olsen 59,356 · U.S. census
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