Oxspring Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oxspring Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxspring,' a village in the parish of Penistone, W. Kid. Yorkshire There is good evidence that all who bear this name, wherever settled in later times, spring from this spot.

Richard de Oxpring Yorkshire 1273.

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Oxspring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:331,65524,447
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia271:999,84158,390
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175

Oxspring Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Oxspring,' a village in the parish of Penistone, W. Kid. Yorkshire There is good evidence that all who bear this name, wherever settled in later times, spring from this spot.

Richard de Oxpring Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda de Oxpring, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Oxpring, 1379: ibid.

Gervase de Ospringe: Pipe Roll, 11 Henry II.

Ofspring is a manifest corruption, although a manor named Offspring is mentioned (a.d. 1273; v. A.) in the Hundred of Folkestone, Kent.

Thomas Ofspringe, alias Oxspringe, of Kent, whoe came out of Yorkshire.'

His son Charles Ofspringe was rector of St. Antholin's, London, in 1634: Visitation of London, 1635.

No doubt Offspring Blackall, Bishop of Exeter (1654-1716), born in London, was a connexion, as surnames turned into fontal names were becoming fashionable at that period.

1771. Married — Offspring Webb and Mary Withington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Oxspring (Yorks: 13th and 14th cent. Oxpring); or Dweller at the Ox-Spring [Old English oxa, pl. oxan + spryng, a source of water]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

OXSPRINGE: A township in the West Riding of Yorkshire, whore the family anciently resided.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Oxspring Last Name Facts

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

Oxspring is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oxspring click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxspring? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oxspring is the 1,003,904th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Oxspring are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 331,655. In England Oxspring is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 36 percent live, Derbyshire, where 33 percent live and Leicestershire, where 11 percent live. Besides England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Oxspring Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oxspring has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Oxspring last name declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oxspring Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oxspring last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Oxspring earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.55% more than the national average, earning $57,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxsprings941/
Ospring9315/
Oxpring930/
Hospring885/
Aspring802/
Hoogspring784/
Hochspring783/
Hoskspring780/

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