Overill Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Overill 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 SurnameOverill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Overill 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.
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.).
Overill Demographics
Average Overill Salary in
England
£25,988
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Overill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Overill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Overill is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Overill.
How Common Is The Last Name Overill? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Overill live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 22 percent live, Devon, where 17 percent live and Greater London, where 16 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Overill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Overill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Overill last name increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overrill | 93 | 3 | / |
| Overil | 92 | 0 | / |
| Averill | 86 | 6,210 | / |
| Everill | 86 | 843 | / |
| Overell | 86 | 394 | / |
| Oberzill | 80 | 12 | / |
| Haverill | 80 | 2 | / |
| Averrill | 80 | 2 | / |
| Averiell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Everrill | 80 | 0 | / |
| Averil | 77 | 103 | / |
| Overel | 77 | 7 | / |
| Everil | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ovarll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Averll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovaril | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ovierl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Havergill | 75 | 5 | / |
| Averell | 71 | 485 | / |
| Everell | 71 | 111 | / |
| Oberzil | 71 | 6 | / |
| Avergil | 71 | 5 | / |
| Overzyl | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aberill | 71 | 4 | / |
| Overzel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ovariel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Everlll | 71 | 1 | / |
| Averiel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Avirill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haveril | 71 | 0 | / |
| Avorill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Oberl | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ovorl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Everl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovirl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Averriel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Averrell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Averl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeverell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abergill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Owerl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoeverel | 67 | 0 | / |
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