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Surname

olive

Origin

(2 origins available)

History

Spelling variations of this family name include: Olive, Oliff, Oliffe, Oliph and others. First found in Northampton where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Olive who settled in Newcastle in 1677; Anne Olive and her husband settled in Pennsylvania in 1682; Francis Olive settled in Virginia in 1737.

Crest

A cockatrice's head erased quarterly silver and black, beaked, combed and wattled gold.

Coat of Arms

A shield divided perpale and chevron gold and black with three greyhounds' heads erased counterchanged, with silver collars.

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