Oliphant or Olyphant is a surname that was established in England and Scotland by a family of Norman origin. The early forms Olifard and Oliphard (likely "olif" conjoined with the intensive suffix "-ard") are believed to allude to an olive branch. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony Oliphant (1793–1859), Scottish lawyer and Chief Justice of Ceylon Betty Oliphant (1918–2004), Canadian dance educator Charles Oliphant (1666–1719), Scottish physician and politician David Olyphant (1789–1851), American trader in the Far East Ernest Henry Clark Oliphant (1862–1936), Australian Elizabethan scholar Evan Oliphant (born 1982), Scottish cyclist Francis Wilson Oliphant (1818–1859), British stained glass artist Grassella Oliphant (1929-2017), American jazz drummer Greg Oliphant (born 1950), Australian rugby league footballer and coach James Oliphant (1796–1881), Chairman of H.E.I.C. and Equerry to Maharajah Duleep Singh John Oliphant (died 1905), Scottish portrait painter Laurence Oliphant (author) (1829–1888), British author and mystic Laurence James Oliphant (1846–1914), 9th of Condie and 31st Chief of Clan Oliphant Laurence Oliphant (Jacobite) (1691–1767), Scottish Jacobite army officer Laurence Oliphant (Scottish politician) (1791–1862), Scottish politician Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897), Scottish novelist and historical writer Mark Oliphant (1901–2000), Australian physicist and Governor of South Australia Mike Oliphant (born 1963), American NFL running back Mildred Oliphant (born 1959), South African politician Pat Oliphant (1935–2026), Australian American editorial/political cartoonist Peter Oliphant (1950–2023), American actor and video game designer Rob Oliphant (born 1956), Canadian politician Robert Morrison Olyphant (1824–1918), American businessman, president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway Sarah Oliphant (born 1951), American artist and backdrop painter Timothy Olyphant (born 1968), American actor Thomas Oliphant (journalist), American journalist Thomas Oliphant (1799–1873), Scottish musician and artist W. S. Oliphant (1849–1945), American politician William Landon Oliphant (1900–1947), American Protestant preacher and polemicist William Oliphant, Lord of Aberdalgie (died 1329), Scottish magnate during the Scottish Wars of Independence William Oliphant (governor of Stirling Castle) (died after 1313), Governor of Stirling Castle during the Scottish Wars of Independence Oliphant brothers, Nigel and Harry Oliphant, manufacturers of ultraviolet lamps in South Australia
See also Justice Oliphant (disambiguation) Oliphant (disambiguation)
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