Oliveira

 

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Oliveira (surname)

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Borrowed from Portuguese Oliveira.

Oliveira (plural Oliveiras)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Oliveira is the 1887^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19055 individuals. Oliveira is most common among White (83.93%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oliveira”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Ulvaria, Ulveira (archaic)

Either oliveira (“olive tree”) or from ulveira, ulvária. Compare Galician Olveira, Spanish Olivera.

• Homophone: oliveira
• Hyphenation: O‧li‧vei‧ra

Oliveira m or f by sense

1. a toponymic surname

Oliveira

1. a common toponym in Portugal and Galicia:
   1. A location in Portugal:
      1. A parish of Amarante
      2. A parish of Arcos de Valdevez
      3. A parish of Barcelos
      4. A parish of Mesão Frio
      5. A parish of Póvoa de Lanhoso
   2. A location in Brazil:
      1. A municipality of Minas Gerais