Oliviero: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Oliviero is best understood together with Olivieri: both are Italian spellings of one family name. Its meaning, shared with Olivieri, is “Son of Oliviero”.

• Other spellings include Olivero and Olivari.
• The change of ending between Olivieri and Oliviero reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Oliviero coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Olivieri surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Oliviero family name pack.