Orrington Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Orrington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Orrington (12) may also be a first name.

Orrington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orrington is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Orrington live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Orrington is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Orrington is mostly found in: Illinois, where 50 percent live, Georgia, where 6 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Orrington is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Orrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orrington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orrington last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orrington Last Name Statistics demography

Orrington earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Orrington
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