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Where did the Spanish Olive family come from? What is the Spanish 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?

The distinguished surname Olive, 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.

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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.

First found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Olive research. Another 478 words(34 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1235, 1238, 1282, and 1469 are included under the topic Early Olive History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 32 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 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. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  4. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  9. Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
  10. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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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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