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Surname Etymology and Meaning of OLIVEIRA

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Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of the numerous places named Oliveira, from Portuguese and Galician oliveira ‘olive grove’ (Late Latin olivarius, a derivative of Latin oliva ‘olive’), or a topographic name from this word.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)