Olivar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The distinguished surname Olivar, like many Spanish family names, is a proud sign of a rich and ancient ancestry. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.

Early Origins of the Olivar family

The surname Olivar was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Today, Olivares is a city in the province of Seville having a population of 8,729 inhabitants as of 2005.

Early History of the Olivar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Olivar research. Another 199 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1235, 1238, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Olivar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Olivar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oliva, de Oliva, Olivas, Olivo, Olivos, Oliver, de Oliver, Olivé, Olive, Olivera, Oliveras, Olivero, Oliveros, de Oliveros, Olivérez, Oliverez, Olives, Olivar, Olivares and many more.

Early Notables of the Olivar family

Notable bearers of the family name Olivar

eighteenth century Chilean historian Miguel de Olivares

Olivar Ranking

In the United States, the name Olivar is the 17,630^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Olivar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olivar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Manuel Olivar, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1859 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Olivar (post 1700) +

Olivar Asselin (1874-1937), Canadian writer and journalist in Quebec

Historic Events for the Olivar family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Diego Olivar, Mexican 3rd Class passenger residing in New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/