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The surname Oliveras

A surname, carried by 2,591 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O416

Oliveras: #12,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Oliveras #12,042, 2,591 people Oliveras: #12,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Oliveras #12,042, 2,591 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oliveras is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,591 people named Oliveras in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,161 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,923.

#12,042
rank among US surnames
2,591
people in 2010
0.9
per 100,000 Americans
+34.7%
change since 2000 (was #14,288)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#12,033Nimmo2,594119,023
#12,035Lafayette2,593119,069
#12,040Fredricks2,592119,115
#12,042Oliveras2,591119,161
#12,043Heckler2,590119,207
#12,047Whittier2,589119,253
#12,048Branscum2,588119,299

Who is named Oliveras

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

91% of people named Oliveras identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
  • White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
  • Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Oliverass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Marc Oliveras
    Andorran alpine skier, born 1991
  • Alejandra Oliveras
    Argentine boxer (1978–2025)

Notable Oliverass come mostly from Andorra (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oliveras

Oliveras has the Soundex code O416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O416.

Questions

How common is the surname Oliveras?
2,591 people in the United States had the surname Oliveras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,161 Americans. It ranked 12,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oliveras?
In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Oliveras identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Oliveras?
Marc Oliveras, Andorran alpine skier, followed by Alejandra Oliveras.
Where is the surname Oliveras most common?
Wikidata records people named Oliveras in Andorra and Argentina.
Is the surname Oliveras getting more or less common?
More common. 1,923 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,591 in 2010, up 35%.