Overbury Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Overbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Overbury,' a parish in Worcestershire, five miles from Tewkesbury; v. Over and Bury.

1606. Giles Overbury, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1610.

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Overbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:242,25219,814
Canada651:566,85547,218
United States381:9,538,393399,091
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales141:221,03813,576
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Overbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Overbury,' a parish in Worcestershire, five miles from Tewkesbury; v. Over and Bury.

1606. Giles Overbury, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1610. Walter Overbury, Gloucestershire: ibid.

1623-4. William Overbury and Gertrude Gee: Marriage Lic. (London).

1641. Married — William Watson and Eliz-Orwerbere: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) belonging to Overbury; or Dweller at 1 the (River-) Bank or Shore Stronghold [Old English ófer, a bank, shore, edge + burh (dat. byrig), a fortified place] 2 the Upper, or Higher, Stronghold [Old English ofer, upper; ufera (cpv.), higher, upper] The Worc. Overbury was Uferabyrig (dat. case) A.D. 875.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Worcestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk, Worcestershire.

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

Overbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Overbury is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Overbury click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overbury? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 734,496th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname Overbury is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Overbury reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

Overbury is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 242,252. In England Overbury is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 24 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Not including England Overbury occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Overbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Overbury has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Overbury surname expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Overbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Overbury surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Overbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.5% more than the national average, earning R 649,944 per year; in United States they earn 49.51% less than the national average, earning $21,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $50,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overbuary9410/
Ovarbury8834/
Overbery880/
Overberry820/
Overber801/
Overbor801/
Overbro801/
Avery-Bury781/
Averburh752/
Overbero751/
Overhober710/
Everber670/

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Overbury Reference & Research

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