Oxborrow Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Oxborrow 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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Oxborrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6211:583,67047,738
England4331:128,67912,798
Australia1111:243,20522,593
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales151:206,30213,003
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Oxborrow 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

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Oxborrow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oxborrow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxborrow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 298,749th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,720,209 people. Oxborrow is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Oxborrow reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 583,670. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 57 percent are found, Utah, where 14 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Oxborrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oxborrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oxborrow last name rose 4,436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oxborrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Oxborrow are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oxborrow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning R 246,168 per year; in United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Xborrow941/
Oxborrrow941/
Oxborow930/
Oxburrow881/
Oxboroow881/
Oxbarrow880/
Oxberrow880/
Oxbrow86102/

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