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Surnames OOliver,is both an English and a French surname, although the French version is often seen as Olivier. It's a Patronymic name from the given name Oliver, which means 'elf, host.
Orr, A common Scots surname and the name of an old Renfrewshire family. Hew Orr rendered homage in 1296. Four persons named Orr were summoned to answer charges made against them by the Abbot of Paisley in 1503. Matthew Orr was a witness in Paisley in 1654. Hugh Orr (1717-1798), born in Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire emigrated to America and took an active part in the Revolutionary War by casting guns and shot for the Continental Army. "ORR" is a descriptive name for a person with a sallow complexion.
O'Toole,is a patronymic variation of the Irish surname Toole, which is an Anglicised version of the Gaelic name O Tuathail , which means "descendant of Tuathal" which was an old Celtic name meaning "people, tribe" + "rule." Other variations are O'Tuale, O'Toughill, Toughill, Touhill, O'Twohill, Toohill, Tohill, Tohall, Toal , and Toale.
Owens,is a patronymic variation of the Welsh surname Owen, from the Welsh personal name Owain, likely drawn from Latin Eugenius. Bowen is another patronymic form, a shortened version of ap'Owen .
Oxford,is an English place name from a place in Oxfordshire, at a ford used by oxen. A ford is a crossing place at a river or stream, and a fairly common surname element used to describe the medieval man who lived nearby.
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