Ødegård Surname

101,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ødegård 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.

'Å' becomes 'aa' when converted to English, but is commonly written as 'a', meanwhile 'ø' converts to 'oe' in English, but is commonly written as 'o'.

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Ødegård Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,6091:1,11690
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark91:627,19136,734
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Degård (2) & Degard (273) are calculated separately.

Ødegård 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.

'Å' becomes 'aa' when converted to English, but is commonly written as 'a', meanwhile '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
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Ødegård Demographics

Average Ødegård Salary in
Norway

325,224 kr

Per year
Rank:
30,907 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0903105
Rank: 93 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
93.97%
Sample size: 2,166 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Ødegård Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ødegård is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Degård or Degard. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ødegård? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,863rd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,572,965 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ødegård live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 4,609 people, or 1 in 1,116. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent live, Western Norway, where 27 percent live and Central Norway, where 5 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Ødegård Last Name Statistics demography

Ødegård earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning 325,224 kr per year.

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Degård972/
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Tegård7717/
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Øydgard716/
Deograd713/
de Grad713/
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Diegard713/
Degarda713/
Deegerd712/
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Decgard711/
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Degordy710/
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Degroodt67380/
de Grood67268/
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Deigaard67125/
de Graad6780/
Deguardi6765/
Degraide6755/
Dehgordi6754/
de Garde6746/
Dewgarde6737/
Degready6724/
de Grady6720/
Diegardt6719/
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Degarady6718/
Degroide6714/
Deguarda6714/
Degroede6713/
Deguarde6713/
Degaardt6711/
Deugarde678/
Diegaard677/
Duegaard674/
Deagreda673/
Degarrod673/
de Grade672/
Degroadt672/
Degardia671/
Dgrad671/
Degardea671/
Diegaurd671/
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Degreodt670/
Degrootd670/
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