Omond Surname
Approximately 450 people bear this surname
Omond Surname Definition:
The first is the common form in Orkney. In Shetland the forms Omand and Omond ere more common, mostly confined to the island of Yell. The ON. form of the name was either Hamundr ('high gift') or Amund, Amundi being an old personal name among the Norsemen.
Read More About This SurnameOmond Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:89,230 | 6,335 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Omond (27) may also be a first name.
Omond Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The first is the common form in Orkney. In Shetland the forms Omand and Omond ere more common, mostly confined to the island of Yell. The ON. form of the name was either Hamundr ('high gift') or Amund, Amundi being an old personal name among the Norsemen. In Orkney records we have Edduard Homondsone of Onston (1546), Edward Omand or Omandson (1576), and in 1605 Rychert Ewmendsone (REO., p. 138,178,211, 233). Robert Omond was resident in Kirkwall, 1647 (Inquis., 3237). Thome Omond or Omound appears in Kirkbuster, 1530, and Richard Eumound in Cloustoun, 1602 (OSR., I, p. 256,272).
Omond Demographics
Average Omond Salary in
England
£32,084
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Omond Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omond Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omond is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omond? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 666,162nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,194,546 people. Omond occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Omond reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Omond is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 27 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 147,517. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 39 percent reside, New South Wales, where 27 percent reside and South Australia, where 21 percent reside. Not including Australia this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.
Omond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Omond has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 613 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Omond Last Name Statistics demography
Omond earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $47,095 CAD per year.
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