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Where Does The Last Name Ord Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ord (Arabic: اورد) is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as a variant: Örd. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ord? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 65,612^th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 958,131 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Ord live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 439,102^nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 389 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 3,535 people, or 1 in 15,762. In England Ord is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 24 percent are found, Durham, where 15 percent are found and Northumberland, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Ord Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ord has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ord last name grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ord Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ord surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ord are 11.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ord earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.68% more than the national average, earning R 419,868 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.78% more than the national average, earning $60,008 CAD per year.