How Common Is the Last Name Oliver?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Oliver today

128,327

Ranked #264 of 162,254 published surnames · 39.29 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 115,900 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

64.19%

Black

27.45%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.68%

Hispanic

4.52%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.