Ockham Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Ockham Surname Definition:
Local. From ock or ac, an oak, and ham, a village, a town in Surrey, England, so called from the abundance of oaks growing there.
Ockham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Ockham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. From ock or ac, an oak, and ham, a village, a town in Surrey, England, so called from the abundance of oaks growing there.
Ockham Demographics
Average Ockham Salary in
England
£40,425
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Ockham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ockham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ockham occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ockham.
How Common Is The Last Name Ockham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ockham live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 45 percent reside, Hampshire, where 21 percent reside and Durham, where 14 percent reside. Besides England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Colombia, where 3 percent reside.
Ockham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ockham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ockham surname expanded 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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