Ogleby Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ogleby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle,' Icel. Ogvalld (Yonge). A northern name found as component in several local names; v. Oglethorpe. A Northumberland family of Ogle sprang from Oggil in that county (v.

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Ogleby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:412,72628,150
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Wales101:309,45316,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Ogleby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle,' Icel. Ogvalld (Yonge). A northern name found as component in several local names; v. Oglethorpe. A Northumberland family of Ogle sprang from Oggil in that county (v. Lower).

Robertas Ogill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1583. Cathbert Ogle, Northumberland Register of the University of Oxford.

1637. Married — John Barnes and Elizabeth Ogle: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. — Charles Ogle and Charlotte Martha Gage: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ogleby.' I cannot find the spot. Of course the meaning is 'the by (or dwelling) of Ogle,' the first settler or owner; v. Oglethorpe and Ogle.

1617. Thomas Oglebye, of Rochdale: Wills at Chester.

1640. Baptised — Robert, s. Thomas Oglebye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin from the place named Ogle in Northumberland. Robert de Ogle before his death in 1362 held half the barony of the Hospital in Northumberland (Bain, IV, 73). Henry de Ogle witnessed a charter of lands in Fife, 1395 (Wemyss, II, 33), and Patrick Ogyll witnessed a papal dispensation by the bishop of Dunblane in 1422 (Hay, 10). Alexander de Ogil de Popil was one of an assize on the lands of Gladmor, 1430 (James II, 16), and Patrick Ogyl (Ogyll or Ogill) held a tenement in Haddington in 1458 and was witness there in same year (Neubotle, p. 244,246-248). John Ogyll witnessed an instrument of sasine in favor of Adam Crechtoun of Ruchtven (Ruthven) in 1501 (Bamff, p. 39), the seal of Patrick Ogil is appended to a retour of 1538 (Seals Supp., 787), William Ogill was a witness in Argyll, 1563 (HP. II, p. 206), payment was made to William Ogill, writer in chancery, in 1561 (ER., XIX, p. 136), and Henry Ogle is recorded at Hirsell in 1727 (Lauder).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) Dweller at Œgel’s, or Œguald's, Settlement or Farmstead [v. under Ogle2, and + Old Norse bý-r]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The extinct peerage family (from whom springs the existing baronet), rose to eminence in the twelfth century, and derived their surname from the lordship of Oggil, co. Northumberland; but Ogle appears also to be an Anglo-Saxon or Danish personal name, as it occurs, in composition with topographical expressions, in several family names, as Ogilvie, Ogilwy, Ogilby, and Oglesby, the residence of Ogle; Oglethorpe, the village of Ogle, &c.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the Ogle Castle in Northumberland. The family are descended from Robert Ogle of Ogle, temp. Edward III.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)
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Ogleby Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 1 (1901)

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Ogleby Last Name Facts

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

Ogleby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogleby? popularity and diffusion

Ogleby is the 1,185,157th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Ogleby are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 412,726. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 27 percent are found, West Midlands, where 22 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Ogleby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ogleby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ogleby last name grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ogleby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ogleby surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ogleby surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Ogleby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year.

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