Oxnam Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Oxnam Surname Definition:

(Scottish) One who came from Oxnam (oxen homestead), in Scotland.

Oxnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Australia921:293,43225,879
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Oxnam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) One who came from Oxnam (oxen homestead), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oxnam Last Name Facts

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

Oxnam occurs most in New Zealand. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxnam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Oxnam reside; 64 percent reside in Australasia and 64 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 29,792. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 18 percent are found, Tasman Region, where 16 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 16 percent are found. Not including New Zealand this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 24 percent are found.

Oxnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oxnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oxnam surname rose 595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oxnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oxnam surname are 43.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.63% registered with the party.

Oxnam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.9% more than the national average, earning $59,502 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxenham832,240/
Oxnem8027/
Oznam804/
Osnam803/
Oxnan803/
Ocnam801/
Aoxenham771/
Hosnam7319/
Gosnam731/
Oxanma731/
Oxenhem671/
Uxnm671/

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