Olivari History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The distinguished surname Olivari, 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.

Early Origins of the Olivari family

The surname Olivari was first found in Aragon, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Today, Olivares is a city in the province of Seville having a population of 8,729 inhabitants as of 2005.

Early History of the Olivari family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Olivari research. Another 199 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1148, 1170, 1229, 1235, 1238, 1282 and 1469 are included under the topic Early Olivari History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Olivari Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Olivari family

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Olivari migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Olivari Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G. Olivari, who arrived in San Francisco in 1850 aboard the ship "Adeline" from Chilie

Olivari Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Erasmus Olivari, who landed in Hancock County, Miss in 1904 1
Agostino J. Olivari, who settled in Arkansas in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Olivari (post 1700) +

Carlos A. Olivari (1902-1955), Argentine screenwriter who wrote the scripts for almost 50 films between 1938 and 1965
Achille Olivari (b. 1894), Italian water polo player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Ivan Olivari (b. 1987), Croatian alpine skier who competed in the men's super-G at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Antonio Olivari (b. 1980), Maltese songwriter and composer who has written songs in English and in Maltese
Tenente Luigi Olivari (1891-1917), Italian was a World War I flying ace with 19 aerial victories, his Spad VII stalled into a fatal crash on 13 October 1917

Citations +

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)