Ormesby Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ormesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ormesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland61:623,86916,225

Ormesby Last Name Facts

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

Ormesby is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ormesby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ormesby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Ormesby is most widespread in England, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 88 percent are found and Lancashire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England Ormesby is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Ormesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ormesby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ormesby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ormesbey930/
Ormsby928,885/
Ormeby921/
Ormisby862/
Ormsbey862/
Orimsby860/
Armesby860/
Oramsby860/
Oremsby860/
Ormsboy860/
Ormsbye860/
Ormsbby860/
Armsby77380/
Ormsub777/
Ormsbe771/
Ormspy770/
Irmsby770/
Ormsba770/
Ermsby770/
Urmsby770/
Ormoshbay751/
Ormsbee711,242/
Armsbey716/
Ormsbie710/
Wharmsby67112/
O Ormsub671/
Ormosebi671/
Ormssbee671/
Ormmsbee671/
Ormisbee670/
Armebi625/
Ormive623/
Armebio571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ormesby
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