How common is the surname Overby?

6,311 people in the United States had the surname Overby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,922 Americans. It ranked 5,512th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Overby?

Sigurd Overby, American Olympic skier.

Where is the surname Overby most common?

Wikidata records people named Overby in the United States.

Is the surname Overby getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,311 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Overby

A Danish surname, carried by 6,311 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O161

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Overby is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

Borrowed from Danish Overby or Norwegian Øverby.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,311 people named Overby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,922 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,354.

#5,512

rank among US surnames

6,311

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,063)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,503	Shreve	6,321	48,844
#5,504	McCrea	6,320	48,852
#5,505	McLellan	6,318	48,868
#5,507	Myer	6,317	48,875
#5,508	Parsley	6,315	48,891
#5,510	Passmore	6,314	48,899
#5,511	Manns	6,312	48,914

Who is named Overby

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

84% of people named Overby identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Overbys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sigurd Overby
American Olympic skier, 1899–1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Overby

Overby has the Soundex code O161, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O161.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Overby come from?: Borrowed from Danish Overby or Norwegian Øverby.
How common is the surname Overby?: 6,311 people in the United States had the surname Overby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,922 Americans. It ranked 5,512th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Overby?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Overby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Overby?: Sigurd Overby, American Olympic skier.
Where is the surname Overby most common?: Wikidata records people named Overby in the United States.
Is the surname Overby getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,311 in 2010, down 0.7%.
What are other spellings of Overby?: Overbay and Overbey.