Ormond Surname

72,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Ormond Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osmond', which see, a variant; compare Ormandy for Osmunderly. But it is quite possible that Ormond in that form was a personal name as distinct from Osmond. The variant from Osmond to Ormand is not natural.

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Ormond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1181:116,24712,532
England8391:66,4107,713
Brazil7421:288,51011,112
Ireland4051:11,6271,452
Australia3341:80,8259,395
Canada3101:118,85712,533
New Zealand3051:14,8472,601
Wales1831:16,9101,838
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
France291:2,290,439180,028
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Falkland Islands81:39268
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Dominica51:15,178463
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2291:19,3442,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4151:58,7366,906
Scotland1301:28,7942,514
Wales1001:15,684932
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:103,97210,487

Ormond (947) may also be a first name.

Ormond Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Osmond', which see, a variant; compare Ormandy for Osmunderly. But it is quite possible that Ormond in that form was a personal name as distinct from Osmond. The variant from Osmond to Ormand is not natural.

Thomas Ormu (n)de, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1602. William Ormond, Pembrokeshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1634. John Ormond, of Huncote, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

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

(Celtic) One from Ormond (Ireland), the Irish Oir-mumhan (mh mute) = East Mumhan (Munster) [Irish oir, east] The -d in Ormond is excrescent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) One who came from Ormond, in Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ormond Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ormond (Arabic: ارموند, Russian: Ормонд) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ormond? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ormond is the 72,973rd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,079,157 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Ormond live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 262,555th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 947 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,118 people, or 1 in 116,247. In The United States Ormond is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 18 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Ormond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ormond has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ormond surname grew 646 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 177 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ormond Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ormond last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ormond last name are 3.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ormond earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.99% more than the national average, earning R 472,884 per year; in United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gormond92130/
Hormond9212/
Ormonds9211/
Orrmond922/
Ormondt921/
Orhmond920/
Ormon91352/
Gourmond863/
Hormmond860/
Armond832,374/
Ormand83985/
Gormon83139/
Ormont83129/
Hormon8334/
Ermond837/
Ormund836/
Ormoon834/
Ormomd831/
Ormone831/
Ormoun830/
Harmond77538/
Gormand77278/
Gormont77151/
Ohrmund77127/
Gourmon7765/
Garmond7743/
Hermond7742/
Ormosen7734/
Armound777/
Armonds775/
Hormand773/
Hormonn773/
Hurmond771/
Oormont771/
Orhmund771/
Hoirmon771/
Hormone771/
Ormount770/
Hormont770/
Armmond770/
Hormund770/
Hormmon770/
Orman7321,556/
Armon734,640/
Ormom7365/
Ormonova712,973/
Gourmand71598/
Hourmand71168/
Ohrmundt71157/
Hoormand7148/
D'Armond7136/
Hourmont7128/
Oiremoin7126/
Gourmont712/
Harmmond712/
Haarmond711/
Armounds711/
Hermmond711/
Hormount710/
Harrmond710/
Orhmandt710/
Ormmands710/
Harmonds710/
Harmon67105,778/
Gorman6773,466/
Armand6742,044/
Garmon677,748/
Horman673,937/
Ermand672,877/
Armone67244/
Ohrman67160/
Armont67129/
Ormann6790/
Ermont6762/
Armoon6761/
Ormane6760/
Orhman6750/
Orrman6745/
Ourman6737/
Osrman6732/
Ärmand6712/
Armoun679/
Ormang676/
Oorman675/
Ormant673/
Armmon672/
Arzmon672/
Armonn672/
Ahrmon672/
Uorman671/
Ormaan671/
Urmont671/
Hormom671/
Aurmon670/

Ormond Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ormond in the Russian language
Ормондormond-
Ormond in the Arabic language
ارموندarmwnd-

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