Overman Surname

59,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Overman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the overman,' a gaffer. Williamle Overer occurs (Close Roll, a Edward I).

1647. Thomas Overman and Elizabeth Ross: Marriage Lic. (London).

1650. Married — George Saunders and Alice Overman: St.

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Overman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,2541:49,9676,044
Netherlands5531:30,5375,068
Suriname3451:1,602162
England1111:501,96431,980
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada651:566,85547,218
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5041:33,3904,005

The alternate forms: Överman (24) are calculated separately.

Overman (70) may also be a first name.

Overman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the overman,' a gaffer. Williamle Overer occurs (Close Roll, a Edward I).

1647. Thomas Overman and Elizabeth Ross: Marriage Lic. (London).

1650. Married — George Saunders and Alice Overman: St. Dionis Backchurch.

In the London Directory occurs 'Overman's Aim Houses, Montague Close, Borough, S.E.'; probably an old endowment This surname seems to have gone to America and taken the whole family with it.

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

(English) Dweller on the bank of a river; one in charge in a coal mine.

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

Du. The master of any guild or fraternity. In the N. of England, the superintendent of a coal pit.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch/Flemish), Master of a guild.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the Dutch, Overman; a personal name.

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

Overman Last Name Facts

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

Overman (Russian: Оверман) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Överman. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Overman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 59,225th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 854,944 people. The surname Overman is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Overman are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Overman is also the 1,162,016th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 70 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,254 people, or 1 in 49,967. In The United States Overman is most common in: North Carolina, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and Suriname, where 4 percent are found.

Overman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Overman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Overman last name grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Overman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Overman surname are 19.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Overman earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning 233,067 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Overman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Overman in the Russian language
Оверманoverman-

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