Olier Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Oliver could easily become Olier. Name scholars give the meaning as “From the personal name Oliver”. Records show Olier as one of the forms Oliver took over time. Other spellings include Olliver, Olivier and Olivé.

Spain's INE counts 90 residents with Olier as first surname and 78 with it as second. INSEE counts 1,426 people born in France with the Olier surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970.

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