Save Type Surname (from occupation & from location) Usage Spanish, Catalan, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Hispanicized) Pronounced Pron. /o.li.ˈbe.ɾa/(Spanish) [u.li.ˈβe.ɾə](Central Catalan) [o.li.ˈve.ɾə](Balearic Catalan) [o.li.ˈve.ɾa](Valencian Catalan) /ʔo.li.ˈve.ɾa/(Filipino Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Catalan olivera meaning "olive tree", essentially a Spanish form of Oliveira. In some cases a Castilianized form of Oliveira.