Ormes Surname

266,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Ormes 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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Ormes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:575,33247,145
France4061:163,60325,496
England2881:193,46517,079
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Ormes (77) may also be a first name.

Ormes 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

Orme’s (Son): v. Orme.

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

Ormes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ormes (Georgian: ორმეს) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ormes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 266,468th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,967,652 people. Ormes is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ormes live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ormes is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 77 people.

The surname Ormes is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 575,332. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Ormes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ormes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ormes surname expanded 387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ormes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ormes last name are 11.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.02% registered with the political party.

Ormes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,374 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hormes912,938/
Ormeus91201/
Gormes9187/
Ormesh914/
Oirmes912/
Orme8910,024/
Hormese8319/
Hormess8313/
Hormesh8312/
Hormeus8310/
Hormees835/
Hormies835/
Gormesh831/
Armes805,725/
Ermes801,239/
Gorme801,016/
Ormea80243/
Urmes80175/
Ourme80102/
Ormee80100/
Horme8089/
Oirme8026/
Ormis8024/
Ormer8019/
Ormeh806/
Ormey805/
Ormed804/
Oorme801/
Ormhe801/
Uorme801/
Ormie800/
Hormesch7711/
Hermes7327,586/
Harmes732,068/
Armesh73289/
Garmes73283/
Gormez73162/
Hormis73157/
Hormet7384/
Hourme7375/
Aermes7361/
Hormez7345/
Hormeß7335/
Ourmet7335/
Gormey7333/
Gormea7325/
Ermeus7322/
Hormer7313/
Ermesh7312/
Urmese7312/
Ermies7311/
Urmesh7310/
Armees737/
Hurmes735/
Armies735/
Ormhed735/
Urmees734/
Armeas734/
Atrmes733/
Oireme733/
Ermesz733/
Armese732/
Armess732/
Hormey731/
Ormeth731/
Aarmes731/
Armets731/
Urmies731/
Gurmes731/
Oermis731/
Gourme731/
Gormés731/
Ermess731/
Armeus731/
Gormis731/
Hormeu731/
Hormie730/
Arhmes730/
Ormi67909/
Orma67724/
Arme67597/
D'Ermes67142/
Hermesz67134/
Gourmez67122/
Gormish67111/
Hermesh6772/
D'Ormea6721/
Ormeche6719/
Gormajs6717/
Harmesh6715/
Hormise6712/
Hermies677/
Gormeah676/
Hermmes674/
Harmese674/
Ormeggi673/
Urmeese673/
Harmess673/
Ormy673/
Armeits672/
Hermess672/
Hormett672/
Garmesh672/
Hourmet672/
Gourmey672/
Hurmesh671/
Harmees671/
Harmies671/
Hermeus671/
Gourmis671/
Aarmesh671/
D'Armes671/
Armeesr671/
Armesse671/
Ormj671/
Armeesh671/
Garmess670/
Hormish670/
Gorhmey670/

Ormes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ormes in the Georgian language
ორმესormes-

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