Ødegaard Surname

168,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ødegaard Surname User-submission:

(Norwegian) One who came from Ødegård/Ødegaard ('deserted farm' - referring to the black plague), the name of several farms in Norway, particularly eastern of the country.

'ø' converts to 'oe' in English, but is commonly written as 'o'.

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Ødegaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,5041:2,054170
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Degaard (57) are calculated separately.

Ødegaard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Norwegian) One who came from Ødegård/Ødegaard ('deserted farm' - referring to the black plague), the name of several farms in Norway, particularly eastern of the country.

'ø' converts to 'oe' in English, but is commonly written as 'o'.

- deleted-173293

Odland is a variation of the names given to farms in Norway after the black plague. The meaning is 'deserted farm' or 'deserted land'.

- thomasoy

Ødegaard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ødegaard is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Degaard. Click here for further possible spellings of Ødegaard.

How Common Is The Last Name Ødegaard? popularity and diffusion

Ødegaard is the 168,030th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,832,315 people. The last name Ødegaard occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ødegaard live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ødegaard is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 2,504 people, or 1 in 2,054. In Norway Ødegaard is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent reside, Western Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Norway this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Ødegaard Last Name Statistics demography

Ødegaard earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning 392,253 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degaard9857/
Ødegard935/
Ødegaar931/
Dejgaard88198/
Deigaard88125/
Degaardt8811/
Diegaard887/
Ødegaård881/
Degard86273/
Degaar862/
Diegaardt8282/
Diegaartd821/
Dygaard8020/
Diegard803/
Dehgard801/
Dagaard801/
Decgard801/
Deigard801/
Desgard801/
Digaard801/
Degar77258/
Diegardt7519/
Dysgaard754/
Døygaard753/
Daigaard753/
Diegaart752/
Deangard751/
Dieghard751/
Diegaurd751/
Digard71760/
Deghar71703/
Dagard71259/
Dehgar71216/
Degarr7171/
Degare7132/
Dygard7128/
Deagar7118/
Dhegar7113/
Degart7111/
Dejgar7111/
Deegar7111/
Degerd718/
Dogard716/
Degair713/
Deichgard713/
Deggar712/
Diegar711/
Desgar711/
Degaur711/
Djgard711/
Deugar711/
Digaar711/
Dhegare67161/
Deegear6751/
Diggard6739/
Deghare6731/
Deagare6711/
Daggard679/
Degarth677/
Deahgar673/
Doggard672/
Deegerd672/
Degarte671/
Digahar671/
Diegart671/
Dagardh671/
Deegare671/
Dogaerd671/
Deingar671/
Degourd671/
Dehghar671/
Degaire671/
De'gare671/
Deghart670/

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