Ovington Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ovington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ovington = the Estate of the Ofa or Ufa Family [Anglo-Saxon *Of- *Ufinga-tún— -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing+tún, estate, manor, etc.] The Hampshire Ovington occurs in a 10th-cent. Latin charter as Ufinctun.

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Ovington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:101,67510,703
Australia3491:77,3529,038
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Canada2031:181,50518,050
Ireland681:69,2494,373
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Ovington (22) may also be a first name.

Ovington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ovington = the Estate of the Ofa or Ufa Family [Anglo-Saxon *Of- *Ufinga-tún— -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing+tún, estate, manor, etc.] The Hampshire Ovington occurs in a 10th-cent. Latin charter as Ufinctun.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Essex, Norfolk, Northumberland, and Southampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex, Norfolk.

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

Ovington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ovington is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ovington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ovington is the 251,891st most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Ovington reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname Ovington is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 101,675. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, Durham, where 14 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Ovington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ovington has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ovington surname grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 162 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ovington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ovington last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ovington surname are 8.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.07% registered with the party.

The amount Ovington earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $44,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hovington941,429/
Govington9466/
Oevington940/
Houvington891/
Hoveington890/
Avington88240/
Evington88185/
Ovengton880/
Havington8231/
Hevington820/
Gavington820/
Avingtan751/
O'Whittington672/

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