Overall Surname

111,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Overall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Overhall.' The suffix is, of course, -hall, with the h dropped; compare Blackall, &c. Overall, therefore, means the hall by the shore of the sea or near the bank of a river; v.

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Overall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2311:162,46516,530
Australia7731:34,9234,603
England7411:75,1938,531
Canada1431:257,66124,352
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Guatemala491:328,2184,622
Wales121:257,87814,969
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6201:39,3155,018
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5671:88,5699,169

Overall (14) may also be a first name.

Overall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Overhall.' The suffix is, of course, -hall, with the h dropped; compare Blackall, &c. Overall, therefore, means the hall by the shore of the sea or near the bank of a river; v. Over.

Thomas del Ouerhalle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1647. William Overall, of Bury: Wills at Chester.

1750. Married — John Morgan and Ann Overall: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Overhall; or Dweller at 1 the Bank-Hall [Old English ófer, a bank, shore + hall] 2 the Bank or Shore Corner [Old English h(e)al(h] or Slope [Old English h(e)al(d = Old Norse hall-r] There are at least three places Overhall or Over Hall in Essex.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Overall or Overell is an old Ardeley name (Cus.). John Overell or Overhall who was rector of Cley Hull in 1603, was afterwards Bishop of Litchfield and then of Norwich (Ch.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Overall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overall is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Overall click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Overall is the 111,864th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,757,306 people. Overall is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Overall reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Overall is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name Overall is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,231 people, or 1 in 162,465. In The United States Overall is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Overall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Overall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overall last name grew 393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Overall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Overall surname are 9.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Overall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.36% more than the national average, earning R 568,812 per year; in United States they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $43,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $61,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overhall9316/
O'Verall935/
Overrall933/
Overgall931/
Overal92252/
Everall861,462/
Averall86132/
Hoveral861/
Overale861/
Overaal861/
Oberall861/
Overhal860/
Overoll860/
Overhaal8011/
Everhall807/
Overhalt804/
Overhaul801/
Hoverale801/
Overholl800/
Overhald800/
Everal7719/
Averal7710/
Oberal776/
Overol771/
Ovaral771/
Overhollt751/
Evorall7115/
Gaveral712/
Oberzal711/
Aberall710/
Averoll710/
Evarall710/
Overholt674,364/
Overheul67328/
Gavereal671/
Overuold671/
Overhold671/

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