# Oliveira (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/oliveira/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,055 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,887 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,203 people |
| Change since 2000 | +33% (14,341 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Oliveira.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Oliveira in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Oliveira in Brazil, South Korea, Angola, Australia and France.

## People named Oliveira

- Donizete Oliveira, Brazilian association football player
- Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian football player
- Charles Oliveira Da Silva, Brazilian martial artist
- Luis Oliveira, Belgian footballer
- Rafael dos Santos de Oliveira, Brazilian association football player
- Weligton Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Diego Oliveira, Brazilian association football player
- Cristiana Oliveira, Brazilian actress
- Luís Oliveira Gonçalves, Angolan footballer
- Alex Oliveira, Brazilian association football player
- Jean Lucas Oliveira, Brazilian association football player
- Leandro Oliveira, Brazilian association football player

and 51 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Oliver, Olvera, Olivera, Olivier, Oliveri, Olivieri, Olivero, Oliverio, Olivar, Olivares, Olivarez, Oliveros.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.