Overstone Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Overstone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Overstone,' a parish in Northamptonshire, five miles from the capital town.

Overstone Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Overstone (10) may also be a first name.

Overstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Overstone,' a parish in Northamptonshire, five miles from the capital town.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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Overstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Overstone has its highest incidence in Australia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Overstone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Overstone reside; 63 percent reside in Australasia and 63 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Overstone is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,799,713. In Australia it is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Australia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Overstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Overstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Overstone surname declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Overston944/
Oberstone899/
Hoverston894/
Everstone890/
Haverstone840/
Howerston783/
Haverston782/
Hovirston781/
Hoverstan780/
Hoverstam677/
Haberston671/
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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 Overstone
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