Ockendon Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ockendon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ockendon (Essex); or Dweller at the Oak-Hill [Middle English oken, Old English ácen, from ác, oak-tree + Middle English -dun, Old English dún, a hill]

Ockendon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:249,85720,242
Australia461:586,86342,409
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ockendon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ockendon (Essex); or Dweller at the Oak-Hill [Middle English oken, Old English ácen, from ác, oak-tree + Middle English -dun, Old English dún, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ockendon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ockendon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ockendon is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ockendon? popularity and diffusion

Ockendon is the 917,199th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Ockendon reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 249,857. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 30 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Ockendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ockendon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ockendon last name grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ockendon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okenduon884/
Ockendan880/
Heckendon821/
Hochendon821/
Acendon8027/
Oquendon752/
Heckindon710/
Hokendann710/
Akindon672/
Akindong6314/
Uchendun636/
Akindoun631/
Atkindon630/
Akindosin591/
Ukndan571/
Achinndonh561/
Akindun53501/
Akendum5310/
Akindom533/
Acndeun531/
Akindunn503/
Akemduom501/
Akindung501/
Aquendan501/

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