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

The last name Overton (Russian: Овертон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Overton.

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

The surname is the 17,067^th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 224,198 people. Overton is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Overton reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 107,566^th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 4,167 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 23,868 people, or 1 in 15,186. In The United States Overton is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Overton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Overton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Overton surname rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 645 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 520 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Overton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Methodist (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Overton surname are 12.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Overton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.67% more than the national average, earning R 422,208 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $40,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $57,101 CAD per year.