Organ Surname
Approximately 8,874 people bear this surname
Organ Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Organ,' probably a form of Ogan or Wogan, which see, compare Orgar.
Organus Pipard, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameOrgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,726 | 1:132,964 | 13,981 |
| England | 1,511 | 1:36,875 | 4,831 |
| Canada | 1,118 | 1:32,957 | 4,260 |
| Turkey | 970 | 1:80,228 | 7,316 |
| Australia | 870 | 1:31,030 | 4,125 |
| Moldova | 327 | 1:10,891 | 1,873 |
| Poland | 240 | 1:158,370 | 22,385 |
| Wales | 164 | 1:18,869 | 2,022 |
| Ireland | 156 | 1:30,186 | 2,662 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 1:254,117 | 39,106 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 130 | 1:34,076 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,092 | 1:22,322 | 3,138 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:16,685 | 993 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 705 | 1:71,232 | 7,655 |
Organ (523) may also be a first name.
Organ Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Organ,' probably a form of Ogan or Wogan, which see, compare Orgar.
Organus Pipard, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Simon Organ. Close Rolls, 37 Edward III.
John Organ, Close Rolls, 7 Rio. II.
1397. William Organ: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).
Richard Orgen, 1589: Register of the University of Oxford.
Edward Organ, vintner, 1616: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.
1707. Baptised — Edward, son of Maurice Organ: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Celtic) the Irish Odhrgan = the Pale [Irish odhar (dh mute), pale, sallow + the double diminutive suff. -gán (óg-án] Cp. Horgan.
(Anglo-French) apparently metonymic for Organer, q.v.
A south Tipperary synonym of Horgan, q.v.
ORMOND, Ó Ruaidh The fact that this sept is found in the Ormond country is coincidental. Ó Ruaidh is also anglicized Roe, q.v. MIF 208; Map Cork-Wat
There was a family named Organ in Horfield early last century (Bigl.). Waylen, in his "History of Marlborough, Wilts," mentions Katharine Organ of that town in 1532. John Organ was a Berkshire gentleman who contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the expected invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (Sp.).
Organ Demographics
Organ Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Organ Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Organ Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Organ (Russian: Орган) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Organ? popularity and diffusion
The last name Organ is the 57,071st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 821,224 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Organ are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Organ is also the 369,131st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 523 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,726 people, or 1 in 132,964. In The United States Organ is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Organ Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Organ has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Organ surname rose 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 120 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Organ Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Organ last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Organ last name are 12.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.04% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Organ earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.33% more than the national average, earning R 373,884 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $47,303 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Organ Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Organ in the Russian language | ||
| Орган | organ | - |
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