Odessky Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Odessky Surname User-submission:

There were several relatives on a boat from Russia. They heard only a certain number of Jews were allowed in to the US at one time. So they split up and half of them switched from Odessky to O'desky and claimed to be Irish. My mother was an Odessky before she married my father.

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Odessky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Odessky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There were several relatives on a boat from Russia. They heard only a certain number of Jews were allowed in to the US at one time. So they split up and half of them switched from Odessky to O'desky and claimed to be Irish. My mother was an Odessky before she married my father. When I moved to Austin, I met a family of O'deskys. Turns out we are cousins They told me the story.

- staceyacts

Odessky Last Name Facts

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

Odessky (Russian: Одэсский) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Odessky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Odessky live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Odessky is most prevalent in: New York, where 33 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Odessky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Odessky surname are 32.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.21% being registered with the political party.

Odessky earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.42% more than the national average, earning $69,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Odesskiy9333/
Odesskyi9314/
Odesky9279/
Odesskaya88100/
Godesky86145/
Odeskyi8653/
Adessky8641/
O'Desky8616/
Odesska867/
Odeskiy861/
Odetsky861/
Oddesky861/
Odeskey860/
Hodetsky805/
Odesskii801/
O'Detsky801/
Odeskaya801/
Odesskij801/
Adesky7764/
Odeski7728/
Odeska774/
Odysky771/
Hodetskyi7530/
Adesskaya752/
Odaysky71100/
Godeski7198/
Hodosky7125/
Odaisky7115/
Adescky715/
Odaiskyi67190/
D'Adesky6735/
Godescki6713/
Goodisky674/
Adetskiy672/
Odaiskey671/

Odessky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Odessky in the Russian language
Одэсскийodesskij-
Одесскийodesskij-

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