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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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  2. 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.
  3. Moncrieffe, Sir Ian of That Ilk and David Hicks. The Highland Clans The Dynastic Origins, Cheifs and Background of the Clans. New York: C.N. Potter, 1968. Print.
  4. Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
  5. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  6. Barrow, G.W.S Ed. Acts of Malcom IV 1153-65 Volume I Regesta Regum Scottorum 1153-1424. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1960. Print.
  7. Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
  8. Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry Including American Families with British Ancestry 2 Volumes. London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
  9. Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3).
  10. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. 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.

This page was last modified on 26 November 2012 at 09:34.

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