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 last name Ogdon occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 585,898th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. Ogdon is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ogdon are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ogdon is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 411 people, or 1 in 881,895. In The United States Ogdon is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 18 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Washington, where 17 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Ogdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ogdon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ogdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ogdon last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the 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/

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