Oppy Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Oppy 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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Oppy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:884,04666,892
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Oppy (817) may also be a first name.

Oppy 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

Oppy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oppy (Russian: Оппы) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oppy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 581,222nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. The last name Oppy is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Oppy live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oppy is also the 285,953rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 817 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 884,046. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 34 percent reside, Indiana, where 16 percent reside and Missouri, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.

Oppy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oppy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oppy last name increased 456 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oppy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oppy last name are 20.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.47% registered to vote for the party.

Oppy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $39,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oppey89426/
Hoppy89178/
Goppy89111/
Ooppy891/
Opy86801/
Hoppey8060/
Houppy8021/
Gouppy803/
Hoppay801/
Opyd75686/
Oppe75647/
Appy75636/
Oppa75562/
Opay75470/
Oppi75406/
Gopy75344/
Hopy75246/
Eppy75157/
Opyt75125/
Opoy7597/
Opyo7551/
Opey7524/
Opyć7515/
Opip7512/
Opiy759/
Opuy754/
Oppé754/
Ospy753/
Opyi752/
Opyh752/
Opys752/
Oppá751/
Opep751/
Opyy751/
Odpy751/
Uopy751/
Hoppayh730/
Hoppe6774,287/
Happy6752,365/
Opper673,136/
Goppe671,144/
Hoppa671,141/
Goupy671,011/
Ophey67649/
Appay67533/
Heppy67374/
Hopey67357/
Gappy67341/
Oppie67238/
Oppio67148/
Opaya67107/
Gopay67105/
Oppes6794/
Houpy6794/
Appoy6780/
Goppi6774/
Hoppi6765/
Appey6764/
Eppey6763/
Opych6746/
Hopay6742/
Opyts6738/
Gopey6736/
Goopy6736/
Gopiy6731/
Epphy6726/
Hoppé6719/
Hopip6716/
Oppei679/
Hopøy678/
Oppee678/
Ozpay678/
Oppai677/
Hopuy677/
Obppa675/
Gopyi675/
Oppis675/
Obpay674/
Hospy673/
Ophip673/
Hophy673/
Ouppa672/
Opytz672/
Hopyt672/
Ooppa671/
Opaip671/
Oppeh671/
Oppez671/
Hoopy671/
Gophy671/
Gopyo671/
Uoppe671/
Opiey671/
Gopoy671/
Hopoy671/
Ophay671/
Oppea671/
Ouppi671/
Oipyo671/
Uoppa671/
Auppy671/
Oupys671/
Eppyh671/
Hopfy670/
Gopfy670/
Oupey670/

Oppy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oppy in the Russian language
Оппыoppy-

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