Where Does the D'Oliveira Surname Come From?

Spelled D'Oliveira, the surname still points back to De Oliveira. Name scholars give the meaning as “Of the olive tree”.

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D'Oliveira and De Oliveira

Before spelling was fixed, De Oliveira was also written D'Oliveira. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

D'Oliveira ranked 87,335 in the 2010 US Census, with 213 people answering to the name. 430 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the D'Oliveira name at birth. For the full story, order the D'Oliveira surname pack.