Orme Surname

51,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Orme Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Orme' (Orm, Domesday); compare the local Urmston, Ormston, Ormsby, Ormskirk, Ormerod, and the Great Orme's Head. In this last the meaning Orm, the serpent (whence worm), comes out, i.

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Orme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,2761:13,0301,916
United States3,4841:104,03511,453
Australia5581:48,3796,037
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Canada2971:124,05912,985
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Wales1211:25,5752,657
Scotland1081:49,5724,299
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Ireland831:56,7343,894
Haiti731:146,3556,312
Northern Ireland631:29,2863,099
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Guernsey221:2,929767
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway81:642,78647,258
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
France71:9,488,960336,266
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4681:9,8771,488
Scotland421:89,1244,677
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5661:88,7269,178

The alternate forms: Örme (157) are calculated separately.

Orme (983) may also be a first name.

Orme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Orme' (Orm, Domesday); compare the local Urmston, Ormston, Ormsby, Ormskirk, Ormerod, and the Great Orme's Head. In this last the meaning Orm, the serpent (whence worm), comes out, i.e.' the serpent's head.' Miss Yonge (ii. 390) says there are twenty-two Ormes in the Landnama-bok.

Alice fil. Orme, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Orm, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Orme de Neville, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Ormus Archebrgge, Westmorland, ibid.

John fil. Orme, Yorkshire: Liber Vitae (Surtees Society).

Gospatric, son of Orme, 32 Henry II: Nicolson and Burn, Westm. and Cumb.

Very popular in the Cumb. and North Lancashire district.

Orm fil. Bernulfi, 21 Richard II: Farness Concher Book.

Robert fil. Orm, 21 Richard II: ibid.

Orm de Orgrave, 21 Richard II: ibid.

Hence a common surname in the North.

1593. Buried — Thomas Scott, servant to John Orme: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1609. Baptised — Edward Ormeson: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.

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

(Scandinavian) Serpent; (fig.) Ship (from the serpent-figurehead) [Old Norse orm-r] Orm was a favourite Scandinavian name (often appearing in England as Urm); and it is common in Domesday Book.

Robert fiz Orme.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1284.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A personal name not uncommon in Saxon and Norman times, and doubtless of Scandinavian origin. In the Old Norse, the generic name for serpents is orm. Some early landowners with this designation have impressed it upon the Ormsbys, Ormerod, Ormside, Ormes-Head, Ormskirk, in England, and upon Ormidale, the Ormistons, and Ormary, in Scotland. Domesday presents us with tenants called Orme in the counties of York and Lincoln, and in the former shire a personage so named held immediately from the crown.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An elm tree.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(French.) Local. An elm—tree.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Orme Last Name Facts

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

Orme (Russian: Орме) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Örme. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orme.

How Common Is The Last Name Orme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,148th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 727,010 people. Orme is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Orme are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Orme is also the 256,947th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 983 people.

The surname Orme is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 4,276 people, or 1 in 13,030. In England Orme is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 9 percent live, Derbyshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Not including England it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Orme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orme has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Orme last name expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,729 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 105 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Orme Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (46%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Orme surname are 19.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Orme earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning 367,593 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning R 215,520 per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örme92157/
Ormes891,467/
Gorme891,016/
Ormea89243/
Ourme89102/
Ormee89100/
Horme8989/
Oirme8926/
Ormer8919/
Ormeh896/
Ormey895/
Ormed894/
Oorme891/
Ormhe891/
Uorme891/
Ormie890/
Orm86415/
Hormes802,938/
Hormet8084/
Hourme8075/
Hormez8045/
Hormeß8035/
Ourmet8035/
Gormey8033/
Gormea8025/
Hormer8013/
Ormhed805/
Ormesh804/
Oireme803/
Oirmes802/
Hormey801/
Ormeth801/
Gourme801/
Hormeu801/
Hormie800/
Urme7513,279/
Ormi75909/
Orma75724/
Arme75597/
Erme75437/
Horm75316/
Gorm75128/
Ormø7517/
Ourm7514/
Ormy753/
Uorm751/
Oirm751/
Orrm751/
Orhm751/
Ormj751/
Ormt751/
Ohrm750/
D'Ormea7321/
Hormess7313/
Hormesh7312/
Gormeah736/
Hormees735/
Ormeggi733/
Hormett732/
Hourmet732/
Gourmey732/
Gorhmey730/
Armes675,725/
Urmee674,428/
Horma673,699/
Armer673,638/
Hurme671,908/
Urmet671,773/
Hormi671,553/
Armet671,521/
Armea671,106/
Gormi67564/
Armey67544/
Ormai67361/
Armed67356/
Herme67296/
Gurme67243/
Ormay67234/
Armeh67211/
Ermey67199/
Armie67178/
Urmes67175/
Harme67144/
Garme67137/
Ermie67110/
Eerme6770/
Urmie6770/
Urmey6763/
Ormøy6758/
Örmez6753/
Härme6744/
Ormaa6736/
Ormio6735/
Armee6734/
Armei6725/
Ormis6724/
Armez6723/
Gourm6720/
Ourma6711/
Hormesch6711/
Aurme677/
Urmer676/
Ourmi676/
Ermee676/
Armée675/
Gorhm674/
Urmeş674/
Ermei674/
Urmeh674/
Hormy673/
Armeu673/
Gormy673/
Arzme673/
Urmej672/
Hormh672/
Oorma672/
Oirma672/
Oormy672/
Outrm671/
Oormi671/
Hourm671/
Uhrme671/
Urmei671/
Ormyi671/
Ormoy671/
Orméa671/
Ormoi671/
Urmme671/
Aerme671/
Armme671/
Hoorm671/
Ermeh671/
Uirme671/
Erhme671/

Orme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orme in the Russian language
Ормеorme-

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