Olver Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 3
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 297
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 7
Devon 153
Dorset 6
Durham 0
Essex 6
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 9
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 26
Lancashire 64
Leicestershire 3
Lincolnshire 0
London 53
Middlesex 30
Northumberland 4
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 10
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 4
Surrey 9
Sussex 13
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 16

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Olver Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Olver family

Profession Census Frequency
School 65
Farm Labourer 15
Farmer 15
Private Means 11
Labourer 10
Railway Clerk 6
Dressmaker 4
Gardener Domestic 4
Cook (domestic) 4
Charwoman 4
General Servant (domestic) 4
None 3
School Girl 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Domestic Servant 3
Gardener (domestic) 3
Butcher 3
Farmer Son Working On Farm 3
Farmer's Son Working On Farm 3
General Servant 3
Housekeeper 3
Naval Pensioner 3
Pensioner Rigger 2
Servant General 2
House Keeper 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Olver

Name Census Frequency
Mary Olver 352
John Olver 327
William Olver 322
Elizabeth Olver 226
Thomas Olver 188
Richard Olver 150
Jane Olver 116
Ann Olver 94
James Olver 91
George Olver 82
Charles Olver 62
Ellen Olver 59
Joseph Olver 58
Emma Olver 52
Annie Olver 51
Henry Olver 50
Alfred Olver 49
Florence Olver 47
Sarah Olver 47
Frederick Olver 43
Eliza Olver 38
Edith Olver 36
Alice Olver 31
Louisa Olver 31
Samuel Olver 30

Olver Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Oliver 83% 143,908
2 Lever 60% 17,877
3 Leaver 50% 13,312
4 Laver 60% 8,323
5 Olver 100% 4,173
6 Lover 60% 2,095
7 Liver 60% 969
8 Olivier 71% 620
9 Elver 80% 325
10 Levoir 33% 171
11 Aliver 67% 170
12 Lievre 33% 168
13 Oilver 83% 160
14 Alver 80% 109
15 Olever 83% 106

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The surname Olver is the 5th most popular variant of Oliver.

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