Oxenberry Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Oxenberry 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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Oxenberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Oxenberry 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

Oxenberry Last Name Facts

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

Oxenberry is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oxenberry.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxenberry? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oxenberry is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Oxenberry are found; 91 percent are found in Australasia and 91 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,349,785. In Australia it is mostly found in: South Australia, where 100 percent live. Barring Australia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent live and Vietnam, where 5 percent live.

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