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

The surname Owst is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 1,227,038^th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Owst occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Owst reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 333,641. In England it is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 70 percent are found, East Sussex, where 8 percent are found and Somerset, where 5 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Owst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Owst has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Owst surname expanded 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.