Orms Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

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

Orms Surname Definition:

Contraction of Ormson, from from the Old Norse, Ormr; a personal name.

Orms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:825,64763,294
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Orms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contraction of Ormson, from from the Old Norse, Ormr; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Orms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orms (Russian: Ормс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 666,162nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. Orms occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Orms reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 43 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Orms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orms surname rose 388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orms surname are 12.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.33% being registered with the party.

Orms earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,320 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ormås894/
Horms894/
Gorms892/
Ormsz891/
Ohrms890/
Hormse801/
Gorhms800/
Arms755,489/
Ormx751/
Erms751/
Ormz751/
Urms751/
Harms6756,940/
Herms673,455/
Garms672,248/
Härms6781/
Armst6711/
Hormz677/
Hurms673/
Gormz671/
Aarms671/
Erhms671/
Ahrms670/
Armse670/
Harmse6012,147/
Haarms6037/
Hourmz607/
Harmms606/
D'Arms603/
Haerms602/
Hormch601/
Hharms601/
Armsth601/
Harmsh600/
Harmsze5520/
Harrmse551/
Garmsch551/
Hermsch551/
Harmsová504/
Armz501/
Urmx501/

Orms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orms in the Russian language
Ормсorms-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Orms
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