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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Scottish Olive family come from? What is the Scottish Olive family crest and coat of arms? When did the Olive family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Olive family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Olive, Oliff, Oliffe, Oliph and others.

First found in Northampton, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Olive research. Another 254 words(18 lines of text) covering the year 1086 is included under the topic Early Olive History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 29 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Olive Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Olive family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 71 words(5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olive Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Judith Olive, who landed in Virginia in 1665
  • Thomas Olive who settled in Newcastle in 1677
  • Thomas Olive, who landed in New Jersey in 1677
  • Anne Olive, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682
  • Anne Olive and her husband settled in Pennsylvania in 1682

Olive Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Wm Olive, who arrived in Virginia in 1703
  • Francis Olive settled in Virginia in 1737
  • Nicholas Olive, who arrived in New York in 1795

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  • Ceferi Eduardo Olivé i Cabré (b. 1907), Catalan painter
  • Joan Olivé Marquez (b. 1984), Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
  • Renato Olivé (b. 1971), Italian former footballer


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  1. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  2. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
  3. Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
  4. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
  5. Scarlett, James D. Tartan The Highland Textile. London: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0-85683-120-4).
  6. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
  7. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  8. Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
  9. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
  10. Moncrieffe, Sir Ian of That Ilk and Don Pottinger. Clan Map Scotland of Old. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1983. Print.
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The Olive Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Olive Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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