Oxborough Surname

357,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oxborough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxborough.' For this change of for s, v. Oscroft. For variants of Osborough, v. Oxberry.

Oxborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6991:79,7118,895
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Oxborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxborough.' For this change of for s, v. Oscroft. For variants of Osborough, v. Oxberry.

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

Oxborough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oxborough occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxborough? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 357,252nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,172,781 people. Oxborough occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Oxborough reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 699 people, or 1 in 79,711. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 18 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 17 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of England Oxborough exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Oxborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oxborough has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Oxborough last name grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oxborough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oxborough last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

The amount Oxborough earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.69% more than the national average, earning $49,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $58,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxborugh948/
Osborough8958/
Hosborough842/
Hosborugh781/
O'Sborogh780/
Asborough780/
Osborug750/
Ausborough740/
Hausborough700/
Ashborugh670/

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