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

Ockendon is found most frequently in England. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ockendon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ockendon is the 917,199th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname Ockendon occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Ockendon are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 249,857. In England Ockendon is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 30 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Ockendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ockendon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ockendon last name rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ockendon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ockendon 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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