Overbey Surname

133,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Overbey Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Overbury (upper earthwork or fort), in Worcestershire.

Overbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3671:107,65011,777
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:138,72613,107

Overbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Overbury (upper earthwork or fort), in Worcestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Overbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overbey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Overbey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overbey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,601st most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,159,913 people. Overbey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Overbey live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,367 people, or 1 in 107,650. In The United States Overbey is most common in: Tennessee, where 9 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Overbey occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent reside.

Overbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Overbey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overbey surname grew 930 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Overbey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Overbey surname are 22.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.67% being registered with the party.

Overbey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,124 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oveerbey931/
Overby929,494/
Overbe925/
Overbay861,865/
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Overbey Reference & Research

Overby/Overbury FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Overbey
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