How common is the surname Oram?

1,815 people in the United States had the surname Oram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,108 Americans. It ranked 15,995th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Oram?

Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003).

Where is the surname Oram most common?

Wikidata records people named Oram in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Oram getting more or less common?

More common. 1,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,815 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Oram

A surname, carried by 1,815 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oram is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,815 people named Oram in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,108 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,740.

#15,995

rank among US surnames

1,815

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,455)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,995	Strope	1,815	170,108
#16,004	Portnoy	1,814	170,202

Who is named Oram

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Oram identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Orams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daphne Oram
British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oram

Oram has the Soundex code O650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O650.

Questions

How common is the surname Oram?: 1,815 people in the United States had the surname Oram in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,108 Americans. It ranked 15,995th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oram?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Oram identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Oram?: Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (1925–2003).
Where is the surname Oram most common?: Wikidata records people named Oram in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Oram getting more or less common?: More common. 1,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,815 in 2010, up 4.3%.