Orvis Surname
Approximately 2,914 people bear this surname
Orvis Surname Definition:
Urfhas, in the Gaelic, signifies fair offspring. Arvos, Cornish-British, local, a place on or near an entrenchment, from Ar and foss.
Orvis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,496 | 1:145,216 | 15,005 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| England | 137 | 1:406,701 | 27,895 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 62 | 1:393,151 | 23,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 485 | 1:103,544 | 10,448 |
Orvis (853) may also be a first name.
Orvis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Urfhas, in the Gaelic, signifies fair offspring. Arvos, Cornish-British, local, a place on or near an entrenchment, from Ar and foss.
From the Dutch, Avis; from the French, Avice, Avisse; a personal name.
Orvis Demographics
Average Male Orvis Height
176.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Orvis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orvis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orvis has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orvis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 151,175th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,500,874 people. Orvis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Orvis reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Orvis is also the 279,019th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 853 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,496 people, or 1 in 145,216. In The United States Orvis is most numerous in: Nevada, where 15 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Orvis is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Orvis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Orvis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orvis surname increased 515 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Orvis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Orvis last name are 11.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Orvis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $44,399 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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