Ordway Surname

123,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Ordway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Seemingly a personal name; v. Ottaway for a similar instance. Without doubt it belongs to the southeastern counties.

John Ordwy, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Ordwey, Bedfordshire, ibid.

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Ordway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5831:101,16111,221
England491:1,137,10353,999
Malta241:17,9281,021
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Curaçao41:39,312638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3451:37,3374,422

Ordway (61) may also be a first name.

Ordway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Seemingly a personal name; v. Ottaway for a similar instance. Without doubt it belongs to the southeastern counties.

John Ordwy, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Ordwey, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Matilda Ordevy, Norfolk, ibid.

1613. William Ordway: Register of the University of Oxford.

1658. Married — William Billington and Anne Ordway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1742. — Humfrey Maynwaring Howorth and Sarah Ordway: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Ordwig= Spear- War or -Warrior [Old English ord, spear + wíg, war; wíga, warrior] Ordwi is fairly common in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Ordwig (spear, warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ordway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ordway is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ordway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ordway is the 123,004th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,962,183 people. The surname Ordway is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ordway are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 61 people.

The last name Ordway is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,583 people, or 1 in 101,161. In The United States Ordway is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Ordway is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Malta, where 1 percent are found.

Ordway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ordway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ordway surname rose 266 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ordway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ordway last name are 19.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ordway earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $44,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gordway920/
Ordwy912/
Erdway833/
Ardway832/
Ordwua831/
Ortway831/
Urdway830/
Ordwoy830/
Orduay830/
Hardway771,017/
Gortway770/
Gardway770/
Ordua73272/
Ordwe737/
Ortwa732/
Hartdway710/
Erdwey6740/
Ortwau6724/
Ortuay6720/
Orduas6710/
Ardwad674/
Ortwua674/
Hardwa671/
Hordua671/
Ordwue671/
Urdwad671/
Gordva671/
Hordby671/

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