Origins of the Olive surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 23Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 103East Midlands 45West Midlands 42East 94London 515South East 145South West 66South Wales 8Mid Wales 18West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Olives lived in london

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    1,800 Olive Travel & migration records
    12,000 Olives found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Olive

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    We have for the Olive surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Olive first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Olives

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Olives in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    111

    Dressmaker

    49

    Living On Own Means

    36

    Laundress

    35

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Olives in 1921

    Coal Miner

    102

    General Labourer

    55

    Carter

    49

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    32

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