How common is the surname Olivier?

6,400 people in the United States had the surname Olivier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,241 Americans. It ranked 5,438th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Olivier?

Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier, British civil servant and politician (1859–1943), followed by Aída Olivier.

Where is the surname Olivier most common?

Wikidata records people named Olivier in the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Is the surname Olivier getting more or less common?

More common. 5,703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,400 in 2010, up 12%.

Is Olivier also a first name?

Yes. Olivier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Olivier

A French surname, carried by 6,400 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex O416 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Olivier is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Olivier. Doublet of Oliver.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,400 people named Olivier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,241 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,703.

#5,438

rank among US surnames

6,400

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+12.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,585)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,429	Bolling	6,414	48,136
#5,431	Mumford	6,413	48,144
#5,432	Crittenden	6,411	48,159
#5,433	O'Bryan	6,408	48,181
#5,435	Albanese	6,407	48,189
#5,436	Delapaz	6,404	48,211
#5,437	Aguero	6,402	48,226

Who is named Olivier

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

67% of people named Olivier identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.5%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Oliviers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier
British civil servant and politician (1859–1943)
Aída Olivier
Argentinian actress, dancer, vedette, 1911–1998

Notable Oliviers come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Olivier

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Olivier come from?: Borrowed from French Olivier. Doublet of Oliver.
How common is the surname Olivier?: 6,400 people in the United States had the surname Olivier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,241 Americans. It ranked 5,438th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Olivier?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Olivier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Olivier?: Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier, British civil servant and politician (1859–1943), followed by Aída Olivier.
Where is the surname Olivier most common?: Wikidata records people named Olivier in the United Kingdom and Argentina.
Is the surname Olivier getting more or less common?: More common. 5,703 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,400 in 2010, up 12%.
Is Olivier also a first name?: Yes. Olivier is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.