Over Surname

114,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Over Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Over,' parishes in the Dioceses Ely and Chester. The first seems to have been the parent of the surname. I do not find any traces of an old settled family in the county of Cheshire.

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Over Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2661:286,30226,625
Germany8131:99,02312,296
England7631:73,0258,336
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Netherlands2281:74,06712,549
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia1181:228,77721,625
India761:10,092,966194,472
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Wales371:83,6366,963
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Norway191:270,64728,127
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Suriname41:138,1547,029
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6951:35,0724,592
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

The alternate forms: Över (1,640) are calculated separately.

Over (6,428) may also be a first name.

Over Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Over,' parishes in the Dioceses Ely and Chester. The first seems to have been the parent of the surname. I do not find any traces of an old settled family in the county of Cheshire. 'Over, Anglo-Saxon ofer, ... a shore': Taylor, Words and Places (ed. 1885).

Richard de Overe, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Over, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Sybil de Ouere, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John de Ouere, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Lucas de Overe, 1300. Writs of Parliament.

1714. Baptised — Letitia, d. Mathew Over: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1780. Married — William Over and Sarah Crissick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Perhaps from one or other of the English places so named. James Our was tenant of Burnside of Stobhall, 1760 (Dunkeld). John de Overe appears in the English Hundred Rolls, 1273. compare Eure. Perhaps now lost in Ure.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Over; or Dweller at a River-Bank or a Shore [Old English ófer] John de Overe.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Cambridge, Gloucester, Chester, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Over, name of several places, especially in cos. Cambridge and Chester. See also Very.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

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

Over: (Anglo-Saxon ofer), as above. An old poem, quoted by Halliwell, says: “She comes out of Sexlonde, And ’rived here at Dovere That stands upon the see’s overe.”

It denotes the flat lands that lie along low coasts. Over, Overman, as surnames.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Over Last Name Facts

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

The surname Over (Marathi: ओवेर, Russian: Овер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Över. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Over? popularity and diffusion

Over is the 114,684th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,808,324 people. Over occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Over reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,964th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 6,428 people.

The last name Over is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 286,302. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Over exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Over Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Over has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Over surname expanded 286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Over Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Over surname is chiefly Orthodox (72%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Over surname are 25.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Over earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning 310,144 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning R 210,060 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $51,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Över921,640/
Gover895,084/
Hover894,936/
Oever89508/
Overå89312/
Overe89186/
Overd89159/
Ouver8961/
Oiver8930/
Overt8922/
Osver8921/
Ovier8918/
Ohver8911/
Overø899/
Overr892/
Ovear892/
Ovher891/
Oover891/
Oveer891/
Ove865,688/
Hoover8075,369/
Hoever80971/
Houver80409/
Hoverd80298/
Hoşver80266/
Govher8088/
Goover8029/
Overre8013/
Oivier8012/
Oivere809/
Ouveir808/
Ouvert808/
Hovert807/
Ohyver806/
Gouver805/
Hosver804/
Oïvere804/
Goveer801/
Overhe801/
Ohveir801/
Goverh801/
Ouverh801/
Oveare801/
Hovier800/
Hove7535,310/
Gove7532,163/
Ovie7513,547/
Ober7511,441/
Ever753,126/
Aver752,396/
Ovey751,717/
Ovee751,359/
Oveh75882/
Ower75617/
Oves75450/
Oved75448/
Ovea7576/
Oove7548/
Oive7532/
Ovez7525/
Ovet7520/
Ovei7516/
Ovir7512/
Ouve7510/
Ovge755/
Ovhe752/
Ovej751/
Oyve751/
Ovyr751/
Ovjr751/
Ohve751/
Uove751/
Houvert7339/
Hoovert7313/
Houvier7310/
Overova737/
Gouveir733/
Hoovere731/
Hoovier731/
Gouvher731/
Otverhe731/
Hoevier731/
Ovherhe731/
Govea6726,511/
Owere6711,090/
Obert6710,750/
Hovey678,816/
Gober677,337/
Hower674,834/
Haver673,969/
Avere671,785/
Gaver671,437/
Obere671,285/
Hober67863/
Hever67835/
Hovet67625/
Oywer67612/
Obier67483/
Höver67459/
Govey67434/
Hoveh67354/
Aaver67272/
Obear67247/
Hoves67235/
Avert67191/
Ovire67188/
Otves67169/
Oberd67131/
Ovesh67126/
Hovie67105/
Avier6799/
Ovett6797/
Ouber6783/
Gouve6778/
Aveir6775/
Hovea6765/
Hovee6750/
Aouer6750/
Ovest6747/
Asver6741/
Aever6739/
Hovyr6733/
Oveis6730/
Șovei6730/
Obeir6729/
Șovea6729/
Osber6728/
Hoive6728/
Auver6724/
Goive6722/
Uiver6721/
Ojwer6721/
Ovets6715/
Hochvert6715/
Öhver6715/
Ouwer6715/
Govhe6713/
Hovej6713/
Hoove6712/
Oveid6712/
Oyuer6712/
Oveys6711/
Osvet679/
Everr678/
Avear678/
Houve678/
Ovieh678/
Ovhed678/
Eveir677/
Oivea677/
Avger677/
Oviea677/
Owier676/
Averz676/
Oveyt676/
Hovge675/
Oveas675/
Aveer675/
Averr675/
Hovez675/
Omper674/
Ovetz674/
Evier674/
Govei674/
Hóver674/
Averh674/
Ovejh673/
Eveer673/
Euver673/
Ašver673/
Obher673/
Ovess672/
Ovair672/
Govee672/
Goveh672/
Ovior672/
Oveat672/
Owher672/
Owear672/
Govir671/
Oberz671/
Osvea671/
Osved671/
Osvey671/
Ovech671/
Oveed671/
Oveit671/
Oives671/
Oovez671/
Hoved671/
Goove671/
Avetr671/
Avher671/
Averd671/
Ovedh671/
Owuer671/
Háver671/
Hovhe671/
Otveš671/
Ouves671/
Oweir671/
Ojvez671/
Obger671/
D'Hoover671/
Aveur671/
Ouvir671/
Oovie671/
Ojber671/
Osuer671/
Ovije671/
Owert671/
Ovesz671/
Oberh671/
Uovyr671/
Gojve671/
Obeer670/
Oberr670/
Owger670/
Oober670/

Over Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Over in the Marathi language
ओवेरovera-
Over in the Russian language
Оверover-

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