Ogdon Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Ogdon Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in the valley.

Ogdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:881,89566,754
England751:742,90741,196
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

Ogdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in the valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ogdon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogdon occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogdon is the 585,898th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. Ogdon is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ogdon reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States it is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 18 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Washington, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Ogdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ogdon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ogdon surname grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ogdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ogdon surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Ogdon earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $47,483 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogdon9115/
Ogdoune831/
Hogdong831/
Hogddon831/
Hougdon830/
Agdon801,756/
Ogdan8030/
Egdon8010/
Ogdom804/
Ogdonova7713/
Houghdon772/
Hagdon73173/
Ogdang73120/
Agdong7397/
Augdon7313/
Hegdon736/
Gagdon732/
Gogdan732/
Gogdun732/
Hogdan731/
Ocdong731/
Agdoon731/
Hugdon730/
Angdon730/
Hongdun6773/
Hocdong6745/
Ugdonne6710/
Hongdan672/
Hokdong672/
Agdoune671/
Houkdon671/
Hogdund671/
Hangdon670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ogdon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis