Owsley Surname

117,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Owsley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or in, the wood or meadow by the Ouse (water), the name of several streams in England.

Owsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8261:94,73610,630
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7421:67,6807,344

Owsley (38) may also be a first name.

Owsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or in, the wood or meadow by the Ouse (water), the name of several streams in England.

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

Owsley Last Name Facts

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

Owsley (Arabic: اوسلي) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Owsley? popularity and diffusion

Owsley is the 117,198th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,854,337 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Owsley reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Owsley is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 38 people.

The last name Owsley is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,826 people, or 1 in 94,736. In The United States Owsley is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Owsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Owsley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 516 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Owsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Owsley last name are 21.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Owsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.7% more than the national average, earning R 498,336 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.12% more than the national average, earning $56,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howsley92265/
Owsly910/
Awsley832/
Ewsley831/
Owsler830/
Owzley830/
Howsle830/
Hawsley776/
Hewsley771/
Howzley770/
Howsler770/
Hawwsley711/
Absley670/
Hawsly670/

Owsley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owsley in the Arabic language
اوسليawsly-
اوسلىawsly-

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Owsley Reference & Research

Owsley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Owsley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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