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Where Does The Last Name Overby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Overby occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Överby. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 53,737^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 767,595 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Overby reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Overby is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,402 people, or 1 in 43,140. In The United States Overby is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Overby is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Overby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Overby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overby last name rose 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Overby Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Overby last name are 9.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Overby earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning 251,341 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.96% less than the national average, earning $42,252 CAD per year.