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![Show Contents]() Olivier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Olivier surname in Britain is derived from the Old French name "Olivier", a baptismal name originally derived as "son of Oliver." One of Charlemagne's paldins better know as one of the Twelve Peers made the name popular and thus gave it the knightly sound. The Breton variant "Olier" was very popular. 1 "Both as a baptismal name and a surname, was probably imported from France, where it was long associated with romantic literature. The Domesday of Devonshire presents us with a tenant called Oliver, in the modern orthography." 2 "The French Olivier, recorded in 1011, was at first southern and later became common through the influence of the Chanson de Roland. Dauzat takes it as symbolic, from olivier 'an olive branch', the emblem of peace. This can hardly be the origin of the name of the peer of Charlemagne which is probably Teutonic." 3 Early Origins of the Olivier familyThe surname Olivier was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Oilverus was recorded (no county was provided in the entry.) 4 As a forename, Oliuerus de Vendouer was recorded in Lincolnshire (1149-1162.) 3 Later in Cornwall and the West country, Jordan Oliver, Olivier was on record in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1201, and in the Pipe Rolls for Cornwall in 1204. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Peter filius Oliver in Oxfordshire. 5 The barton of Treneere in the parish of Madern, Cornwall was sold alienated by the family of Oliver in the year 1768, to which family it had belonged a considerable time prior to that period. 6 Early History of the Olivier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Olivier research. Another 243 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1206, 1260, 1275, 1327, 1463, 1532, 1545, 1556, 1571, 1582, 1601, 1617, 1679, 1692, 1695, 1706 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Olivier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Olivier Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Oliver, Olivier, Ollivier, Olliver and others. Early Notables of the Olivier familyMore information is included under the topic Early Olivier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Olivier World RankingIn the United States, the name Olivier is the 7,186th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 7 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Olivier is ranked the 768th most popular surname. 8 And in France, the name Olivier is the 101st popular surname with an estimated 28,784 people with that name. 9 South Africa ranks Olivier as 141st with 41,906 people. 10  Migration of the Olivier family to Ireland
Some of the Olivier family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Olivier Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Olivier, who landed in Maryland in 1663 11
- Mr. Olivier, who settled in Carolina in 1679
- Peter Olivier, who arrived in South Carolina in 1680 11
Olivier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Joseph Olivier, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 11
- Magdeleine Bourque Olivier, who landed in South Carolina in 1755-1756 11
- Paul Olivier, who landed in South Carolina in 1755-1756 11
- Anne Olivier, aged 56, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 11
- Laurence Olivier, who landed in New York in 1798 11
Olivier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Louisa Olivier, who arrived in New Orleans in 1821
- Carlos Olivier, aged 60, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 11
- Louisa Amelia Olivier, aged 2, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846 11
- Albert P Olivier, aged 3, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846 11
- Johannes Olivier, who landed in Iowa in 1866 11
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Olivier migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Olivier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Jean Olivier, who landed in Montreal in 1653
- Jehan Olivier, who arrived in Montreal in 1660
- Maurice Olivier, aged 27, who arrived in Quebec in 1665
- Mr. Maurice Olivier, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 20th June 1665 12
- Marc Olivier, who arrived in Canada in 1690
| Contemporary Notables of the name Olivier (post 1700) | + |
- Barry Olivier (1935-2023), American guitar teacher who was the creator and producer of the Berkeley Folk Music Festival from 1958 to 1970
- Arthur C. "Art" Olivier (b. 1957), American politician, Mayor of Bellflower, California (1994-1999)
- J. B. Olivier, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 2nd District, 1859-60 13
- Art Olivier, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2000 13
- Sir Lawrence Kerr Olivier (1907-1989), Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Emmy-winning English actor, director, and producer
- Paul Borg Olivier OSI (b. 1969), is a Maltese politician, former mayor of the Maltese capital city Valletta and Secretary-General of the Nationalist Party
- Carlos Olivier (1952-2007), Venezuelan actor
- Giorgio Borg Olivier (1911-1980), Maltese politician, two-time Prime Minister of Malta, Leader of the Nationalist Party
- Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier PC (b. 1944), Canadian politician, 36th Mayor of Longueuil, Quebec (2001-2005)
- Philip Olivier (b. 1980), born Philip Lee Borg-Olivier, British actor, model and stage performer, best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside
- ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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- "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
- 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)
- Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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