Oldacre Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Oldacre Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Old Field [Old English e)ald, old + œcer, a field]

Oldacre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
England1971:282,83321,968
Jamaica1501:19,1331,712
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Oldacre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Old Field [Old English e)ald, old + œcer, a field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: "the old acre," i.e. field.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Aldecar; a location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Oldacre Last Name Facts

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

Oldacre is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oldacre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oldacre is the 449,013th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Oldacre live; 32 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Oldacre is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 18 percent are found and Alabama, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States Oldacre is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Jamaica, where 20 percent are found.

Oldacre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oldacre has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oldacre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oldacre surname are 26.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oldacre earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.96% more than the national average, earning R 327,840 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $46,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goldacre9381/
Oldacres9359/
Oldakre863/
Oldacir861/
Oldasre860/
Oldacker807/
Oldacher800/
Goldacker75888/
Oldaker712,248/
Goldhacker7151/
Aldacir711/
Oldasri711/
Goldaker673/
Aldacher671/
Golldasri634/
Altdacker631/
Goldocker630/
Aldaker57231/
Aldosre57205/
Aldakri572/
Aldaqer571/
Aldakry571/
Oldoker571/
Aldosrey531/
Alddasry531/
Aldossrey501/

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