Olave

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Olave, a Castilianized form of Basque Olabe.

Proper noun

Olave (plural Olaves)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Olave is the 41038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Olave is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.86%) and White (13.56%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Manx

Etymology

From Old Norse Óláfr.

Proper noun

Olave m

1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Olaf

Related terms

• Aulee, Auley