Show ContentsOlliffe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Olliffe family

The surname Olliffe was 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.

Early History of the Olliffe family

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Olliffe Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Olliffe family

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Ireland Migration of the Olliffe family to Ireland

Some of the Olliffe 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.


United States Olliffe migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olliffe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Joyce Olliffe, who landed in New Jersey in 1681 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Olliffe (post 1700) +

  • Lewis W. Olliffe (1905-1966), American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly, 1941-54 Kings County 1st District 1941-44, Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1954, 1959-66 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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