Oerton Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Oerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oerton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oerton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oerton is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Oerton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Oerton are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Oerton is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 47 percent live, Devon, where 25 percent live and Warwickshire, where 11 percent live. Besides England Oerton occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Oerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oerton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oerton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Oerton earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.49% more than the national average, earning $64,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoerton921/
Ouerton921/
Orton9117,323/
Erton91216/
Howerton869,100/
Houerton860/
Horton83144,797/
Yerton83367/
Eurton83273/
Herton83164/
Ortton8345/
Aerton8310/
Ortoon835/
Orthon835/
Ortoin833/
Ierton831/
Ortojn831/
Orrton831/
Ourton830/
Oorton830/
Earton830/
Eirton830/
Howerdton801/
Howerthon801/
Hogierton801/
Howerrton800/
Hearton77194/
Heurton77101/
Hourton7777/
Orthuon774/
Aherton772/
Hortonn772/
Horrton772/
Hortton771/
Euerton771/
Gourton771/
Iyorton771/
Gearton771/
Hertton770/
Eyerton770/
Herrton770/
Hortoon770/
Ayerton770/
Hortoun770/
Ertan7318,568/
Urton73886/
Ortan73849/
Arton73734/
Ortón732/
Eggerton71471/
Hawerton717/
Ouertane715/
Hiertonn715/
Eardtong711/
Hearthon710/
Howertan710/
Aggerton710/
Harton673,883/
Ayrton671,308/
Hurton67717/
Gurton67437/
Airton67391/
Haggerton67353/
Hertan67227/
Arthon67177/
Hortan6755/
Yertan6737/
Eardthong6710/
Artton677/
Urtone677/
Artoon676/
Erthan673/
Earthtone671/
Earthoyne671/
Heggerton671/
Orthan671/
Aarton671/
Aurton671/
Aírton671/
Ortann671/
Arhton671/
Higgerton670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oerton
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