Oxtoby Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oxtoby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oxtoby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8371:66,5697,725
Canada1491:247,28623,510
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales81:386,81619,671
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:67,7097,695
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Oxtoby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oxtoby occurs most in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oxtoby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,885th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,113,713 people. The surname Oxtoby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Oxtoby are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 837 people, or 1 in 66,569. In England Oxtoby is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 27 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England Oxtoby is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Oxtoby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oxtoby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oxtoby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oxtoby surname are 22.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Oxtoby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning R 249,792 per year; in United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $49,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oxtby912/
Oxtaby8329/
Oxteby834/
Ostoby830/
Oztoby830/
Oxtobee774/
Ohxtb731/
Ixtob731/
Oztobe677/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oxtoby
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