Oppie Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Oppie Surname Definition:

Lower says, 'Seems indigenous to Cornwall. Opye occurs there in the 15th century, and Oppie at a later date.' I have only met with it in the same county.

1590. Buried — Harrie Opie: St. Columb Major.

1749. Married — John Opie and Sarah Burrows: St.

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Oppie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Oppie (212) may also be a first name.

Oppie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lower says, 'Seems indigenous to Cornwall. Opye occurs there in the 15th century, and Oppie at a later date.' I have only met with it in the same county.

1590. Buried — Harrie Opie: St. Columb Major.

1749. Married — John Opie and Sarah Burrows: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

See ms indigenous to Cornwall. Opye occurs there in the XV. cent. and Oppie at a later date.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Opie, or Oppy, is an old Cornish name, the first having its present home in the neighbourhood of Redruth, and the latter in Perranarworthal. John Opie, the great historic painter, was a St. Agnes man; he was born there in 1761, and his mother died there in 1805 at the age of 94 (P.). Opye was the form of the name in the 15th century, and Oppie at a later date. Opy was a name well known in Bodmin during the 16th and 17th centuries, when several mayors bore the name (M.). Richard Opie was mayor of Plymouth in 1699 (Worth's "Plymouth").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Oppie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oppie occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,052,587th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Oppie are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Oppie is also the 620,917th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 212 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 1,670,318. In The United States Oppie is primarily found in: Washington, where 26 percent reside, Colorado, where 12 percent reside and Wyoming, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Oppie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oppie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oppie surname grew 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oppie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oppie last name are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.45% being registered with the political party.

Oppie earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $37,769 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoppie91600/
Oppier91305/
Opie894,684/
Oppe89647/
Oppi89406/
Hoppies834/
Hoppier830/
Hoppe8074,287/
Opper803,136/
Gopie802,334/
Goppe801,144/
Appie80720/
Opier80587/
Eppie80574/
Oppey80426/
Opiye80230/
Oppio80148/
Oppes8094/
Goppi8074/
Hoppi8065/
Ophie8064/
Oppue8041/
Opiet8010/
Oppei809/
Oppee808/
Hopie808/
Opaie808/
Oppai807/
Opieh806/
Oppis805/
Opyie803/
Obpie802/
Oopie801/
Oppeh801/
Oppez801/
Uoppe801/
Opies801/
Opiei801/
Opiey801/
Opied801/
Opiee801/
Oppea801/
Ouppi801/
Ospie801/
Oupie801/
Opi755,851/
Ope755,435/
Hopper7349,663/
Hoppes732,440/
Appies73960/
Hoeppe73338/
Hoppis73261/
Houppe73109/
Happie73107/
Appier7375/
Hoppey7360/
Hospie7333/
Huoppi7330/
Oupier7326/
Hoppit7320/
Hoppej7320/
Odppis7319/
Houpie7315/
Odppes7315/
Hoppee7314/
Oppeat7313/
Goupie737/
Goppee736/
Goopie735/
Opuiye735/
Opiehe735/
Oppett734/
Gappie734/
Opeiye734/
Ouppih734/
Opaiye734/
Opayie733/
Hoppet732/
Hoopie732/
Oppeit732/
Ophier732/
Gophie732/
Hoëppe732/
Heppie731/
Opaiet731/
Opheie731/
Oppeut731/
Hopfie731/
Hoppea731/
Hoppui731/
Hoppio731/
Opuyie731/
Hoppez731/
Hopphe731/
Hoppoe731/
Opieds731/
Opijez731/
Opouie731/
Opphet731/
Oppizz731/
Oppoue731/
Oupiet731/
Apppie731/
Appieh731/
Opijeh731/
Hoppée731/
Apphie731/
Appiea731/
Gopiye731/
Ouppee731/
Otppis731/
Hoppfe730/
Gooppe730/
Opijhe730/
Hopier730/
Hoippe730/
Gope67301,383/
Opio67114,782/
Hope6781,866/
Gopi6729,201/
Epie677,198/
Apie671,890/
Appi671,555/
Opei671,400/
Opis671,235/
Eppe671,209/
Oper671,047/
Opit67991/
Appe67903/
Opai67868/
Opii67725/
Opiz67706/
Oppa67562/
Oppy67540/
Ophi67529/
Opue67500/
Opoi67498/
Opeh67473/
Opet67458/
Opea67311/
Opee67290/
Hopi67283/
Opes67269/
Opez67133/
Ophe67130/
Hoppitt67116/
Opae67101/
Houspie6798/
Hospied6769/
Opih6765/
Eppi6755/
Houpier6753/
Opoe6737/
Hoppett6731/
Opui6731/
Opey6724/
Opye6724/
Houpiez6723/
Hoppess6720/
Opid6718/
Hoopper6715/
Opip6712/
Oped679/
Opiy679/
Happier679/
Obpi677/
Ospi676/
Oupe676/
Opge676/
Oope675/
Opeu675/
Oepe675/
Oopi674/
Oipe674/
Oppé674/
Otpi673/
Hopperr672/
Hoppich672/
Opyi672/
Ohpe672/
Oype672/
Ouphier671/
Hooppes671/
Hoppeer671/
Hoppois671/
Appeiie671/
Oppá671/
Opep671/
Otpe671/
Oupi671/
D'Hoppe671/
Ouppaia671/
Opje671/
Opfe671/
Oepi671/
Hoppper671/
Hophier670/

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