Overall Surname
Approximately 4,147 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameOverall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,231 | 1:162,465 | 16,530 |
| Australia | 773 | 1:34,923 | 4,603 |
| England | 741 | 1:75,193 | 8,531 |
| Canada | 143 | 1:257,661 | 24,352 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Guatemala | 49 | 1:328,218 | 4,622 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 620 | 1:39,315 | 5,018 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 567 | 1:88,569 | 9,169 |
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.
(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.
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.).
Overall Demographics
Average Male Overall Height
180.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overhall | 93 | 16 | / |
| O'Verall | 93 | 5 | / |
| Overrall | 93 | 3 | / |
| Overgall | 93 | 1 | / |
| Overal | 92 | 252 | / |
| Everall | 86 | 1,462 | / |
| Averall | 86 | 132 | / |
| Hoveral | 86 | 1 | / |
| Overale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Overaal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oberall | 86 | 1 | / |
| Overhal | 86 | 0 | / |
| Overoll | 86 | 0 | / |
| Overhaal | 80 | 11 | / |
| Everhall | 80 | 7 | / |
| Overhalt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Overhaul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoverale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Overholl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Overhald | 80 | 0 | / |
| Everal | 77 | 19 | / |
| Averal | 77 | 10 | / |
| Oberal | 77 | 6 | / |
| Overol | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovaral | 77 | 1 | / |
| Overhollt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Evorall | 71 | 15 | / |
| Gaveral | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oberzal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aberall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Averoll | 71 | 0 | / |
| Evarall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Overholt | 67 | 4,364 | / |
| Overheul | 67 | 328 | / |
| Gavereal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Overuold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Overhold | 67 | 1 | / |
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