Explore the Family Name Overend

The meaning of Overend

English (Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived at the ‘upper end’ of a settlement, from Middle English overe, uvere ‘upper’ + end ‘end’. Possibly a habitational name relating to a specific, but unlocated, minor place in the western Dales, as the surname is particularly associated with this area in the medieval period.

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How common is the last name Overend in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Overend saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, dropping in rank from 56,526 to 56,972, a change of -0.79. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 5.92%, from 338 to 358 individuals during the same period. The proportion per 100k also decreased slightly, by 7.69% from 0.13 to 0.12, indicating that while the overall number of people with the surname Overend increased, its prevalence in the population decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#56,972	-0.79%
Count	338	358	5.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Overend

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Overend. In 2000, the vast majority, 97.63%, identified as White, with no other ethnic identities reported. However, by 2010, there were slight changes in the ethnic makeup of individuals with the Overend surname. Although those identifying as White remained dominant at 96.37%, a decrease of 1.29% from 2000, a small percentage, 1.68%, now reported an Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity and also Hispanic. No individuals with the surname Overend identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	96.37%	-1.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.68%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.68%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%