Oxlee Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oxlee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxley.' I cannot find the spot. A familiar Yorkshire surname, but probably known to other counties, as the 'ox-meadow' would readily become a local title.

1562. Robert Oxeley, weaver, and Elizabeth Goodchild: Marriage Lic.

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Oxlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Oxlee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxley.' I cannot find the spot. A familiar Yorkshire surname, but probably known to other counties, as the 'ox-meadow' would readily become a local title.

1562. Robert Oxeley, weaver, and Elizabeth Goodchild: Marriage Lic. (London).

1731. Married — Daniel Oxlee and Mary Surman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1780. Married — Richard Oxley and Mary Foster: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Ox-Lea [Old English oxa, genit. pl. oxna + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A manor in the parish of Bysshebury, co. Stafford. Anglo-Saxon "a pasture for oxen"-a name given to many trivial localities. The surname is found chiefly in the counties of York, Kent, and Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Oxlee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oxlee occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxlee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Oxlee live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

Oxlee is most common in England, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Oxlee is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 21 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 19 percent reside and Durham, where 15 percent reside. Outside of England Oxlee occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Oxlee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oxlee has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 384 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oxlee Last Name Statistics demography

Oxlee earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.57% more than the national average, earning R 381,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxle891/
Oxley8018,289/
Oexle80560/
Oxler80168/
Oxlei8016/
Oclee8013/
Exlee806/
Ozlee802/
Oxlie802/
Hoxle801/
Oslee800/
Goslee73883/
Hoxley73135/
Onxley7333/
O'Clee7322/
Hoslee731/
Exhlee731/
Ojleje731/
Hoxsle731/
Oexley730/
Oixler730/
Hoxler730/
Osle67509/
Gosslee6774/
Axle6760/
Exle6758/
Öxle6748/
Oxilley6724/
Oxly6720/
Ocle679/
Ojle677/
Oxla672/
Hoxller670/

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