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    The surname Oliphant

    A surname, carried by 5,808 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O415

    Oliphant: #5,931 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Oliphant #5,931, 5,808 people Oliphant: #5,931 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Oliphant #5,931, 5,808 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oliphant is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,808 people named Oliphant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,159 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,448.

    #5,931
    rank among US surnames
    5,808
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,813)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,922Montesdeoca5,82053,049
    #5,923Lanza5,81953,058
    #5,924Arceneaux5,81853,067
    #5,925Daughtry5,81653,086
    #5,928Dorr5,81453,104
    #5,929Pelaez5,81053,140
    #5,930Dickman5,80953,150

    Who is named Oliphant

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    69% of people named Oliphant identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 69%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Oliphants

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Laurence Oliphant
      British author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic (1829-1888)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Oliphant?
    5,808 people in the United States had the surname Oliphant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,159 Americans. It ranked 5,931st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Oliphant?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Oliphant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Oliphant?
    Laurence Oliphant, British author, traveller, diplomat and Christian mystic (1829-1888).
    Where is the surname Oliphant most common?
    Wikidata records people named Oliphant in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    Is the surname Oliphant getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,808 in 2010, up 6.6%.