Orger Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Orger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Orgar.' In Domesday Orgar is found in Somerset, Northamptonshire, and Essex; compare Orgarswick, a parish in Kent, i.e. the dwelling of Orgar, the first settler, v. Worger.
Read More About This SurnameOrger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:459,913 | 26,089 |
The alternate forms: Örger (27) are calculated separately.
Orger (58) may also be a first name.
Orger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Orgar.' In Domesday Orgar is found in Somerset, Northamptonshire, and Essex; compare Orgarswick, a parish in Kent, i.e. the dwelling of Orgar, the first settler, v. Worger.
Geoffrey fil. Orgari, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Bernard Orgar, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Matilda Oregar, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William Oregar, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Roger Orger, Middlesex, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1748. Married — Thomas Garner and Susannah Orgar: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Ordgar [Old English ord, a spear; front, van; prince + gár, a spear] The most famous bearer of this fairly common Anglo-Saxon name was the Devonshire Ealdorman whose daughter Ælfþrýþ King Eádgár married, as recorded in the Chronicle A.D. 965— ...heó [she] wæs Ordgares dohtor ealdor- mannes.
The Domesday forms are Ordgar and Orgar.
Orger Demographics
Average Orger Salary in
United States
$66,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Orger is found most frequently in France. It can be found as: Örger. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Orger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Orger reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Orger is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 58 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,277,360. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 46 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 44 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent reside. Besides France this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Orger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Orger has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Orger surname contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Orger Last Name Statistics demography
Orger earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.
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