Octavius Forename

117,558th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,617 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Octavius Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin derivative of octavus ‘eighth’, the name of a Roman gens, the most famous member of which was the Emperor Augustus. It is sometimes used in England, but has naturally become somewhat rare in an age when eighth children are almost unknown.

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Octavius Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,2021:301,6119,405
Tanzania
100%
1,0431:50,6123,694
Jamaica-3021:9,5471,121
Haiti
100%
2781:38,5862,719
Indonesia-2041:1,264,52873,486
South Africa
100%
1441:378,69919,834
Philippines
100%
1091:972,56426,713
Liberia
100%
1041:42,4242,373
Zimbabwe
100%
251:616,95325,845
France
100%
201:3,323,51716,030
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
England
100%
191:2,926,47032,508
Malaysia
100%
181:1,691,66351,518
Kenya-151:3,087,14121,962
India
100%
131:93,452,1521,297,197
Brazil
 
76%
111:19,476,014191,600
Canada
100%
101:3,313,33741,238
Uganda
70%
 
91:4,550,76942,499
Nigeria
100%
81:22,195,545185,172
Saint Lucia
100%
81:22,2272,229
Namibia-41:601,0457,837
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Mexico-31:41,381,47674,307
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Lesotho-21:1,019,99836,117
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110

Octavius (1,294) may also be a surname.

Octavius Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin derivative of octavus ‘eighth’, the name of a Roman gens, the most famous member of which was the Emperor Augustus. It is sometimes used in England, but has naturally become somewhat rare in an age when eighth children are almost unknown.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

The Latin name, signifying ‘the eighth,’ i. e. the eighth son in order of birth.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Latin (masculine) - the number eight.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Latin name, meaning: The eighth.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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