Oxberry Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oxberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxburgh' (or Oxborough), a parish in Norfolk, three miles from Stoke Ferry. All the variants are of an extremely natural character.

William de Oxeburgh, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Oxberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:175,76715,993
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Oxberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxburgh' (or Oxborough), a parish in Norfolk, three miles from Stoke Ferry. All the variants are of an extremely natural character.

William de Oxeburgh, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Oxeburgh. Norfolk, 1316. Writs of Parliament.

1669. Thomas Oxborow and Ellen Corker: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1706. Married — Stephen Dear and Elizabeth Oxborough: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Eng,) Dweller at the Ox- Hill [Old English oxa, pl. oxan, genit. pl. oxna+ be(o)rg, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oxberry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oxberry is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxberry? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 734,496th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Oxberry reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Oxberry is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 175,767. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 28 percent reside, Kent, where 12 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Oxberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oxberry has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Oxberry surname expanded 294 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Oxberry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Oxberry last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Oxberry last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Oxberry earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.49% more than the national average, earning $76,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxbery920/
Osberry8665/
Gosberry8031/
Oisberry800/
Hosberry800/
Ogsberry800/
Hoxbarry800/
Osbery7727/
Gossberry755/
Goosberry751/
Asberry713,118/
Oxberje711/
Hosbery710/
Gosbery710/
Osberey710/
Hasberry67383/
Ashberry67375/
Ausberry67248/
Asbearry673/
Assberry673/
Hochbery671/
Housbery670/
Oggsbery670/
Goosbery670/
Gasberry670/

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