Olliff

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Óláfr or its variant Óleifr.

Proper noun

Olliff (plural Olliffs)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Old Norse].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Olliff is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Olliff is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Further reading

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