Orswell Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Orswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Orswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orswell has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Orswell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Orswell are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Orswell is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Colorado, where 22 percent live, Washington, where 22 percent live and California, where 19 percent live.

Orswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orswell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orswell surname declined 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Orswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orswell surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

Orswell earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.34% more than the national average, earning $57,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horswell93827/
Erswell86155/
Horswill80733/
Harswell802/
Horsuell801/
Garswell801/
Herswell800/
Erswel771/
Horshwill752/
Horswilll751/
Horswil715/
Horsbøll6720/
Arswl672/
Harcwell671/
Harzwell670/
Herswill670/
Archwell670/
Arsuel6211/
Orjuel621/
Horsbøl5773/
Ersuhel571/
Harsuel571/

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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 Orswell
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