Ogburn Surname

99,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ogburn Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ogbourne (Wilts), formerly Okeburne = the Oak (-bordered) Stream [Old English ác+burne: with c (k) voiced to g by the influence of the following voiced letter b]

Ogburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5171:80,2439,134
England2051:271,79521,381
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:72,1537,745

Ogburn (12) may also be a first name.

Ogburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ogbourne (Wilts), formerly Okeburne = the Oak (-bordered) Stream [Old English ác+burne: with c (k) voiced to g by the influence of the following voiced letter b]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in Wilts are called Ogbourn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ogburn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogburn occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ogburn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogburn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 99,267th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,527,787 people. The last name Ogburn is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Ogburn reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ogburn is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,517 people, or 1 in 80,243. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Ogburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ogburn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ogburn surname rose 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ogburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ogburn last name are 13.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Ogburn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $44,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.98% less than the national average, earning $43,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogburn9228/
Ogbourn9212/
Ogburne922/
Gogburn922/
Ogburnn921/
Oggburn920/
Ougburn920/
Ogbourne86316/
Oughburn860/
Ogborn831,287/
Agburn832/
Hogbourne8022/
Hongburin806/
Hochgburn801/
Agburen77123/
Augburn7782/
Ogborin7730/
Eggburn777/
Hegburn770/
Angburn770/
Ougborn770/
Hogborn770/
Agborn6728/
Hagbourne6712/
Aughburnn671/
Högborn6217/
Augborn6213/
Agborin628/
Hagborn621/
Okwuren621/
Häggborn575/
Aagborin571/

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Ogburn Reference & Research

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