How common is the surname Overman?

5,396 people in the United States had the surname Overman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,217 Americans. It ranked 6,326th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Overman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Overman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Overman?

Lynne Overman, American actor (1887-1943), followed by Ion Overman.

Where is the surname Overman most common?

Wikidata records people named Overman in the United States.

How do you pronounce Overman?

Overman is /ˈoʊvɚmən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Overman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,396 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Overman

A surname, carried by 5,396 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈoʊvɚmən/ 3 syllables Soundex O165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Overman is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,396 people named Overman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,217 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,256.

#6,326

rank among US surnames

5,396

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,026)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,321	Faris	5,401	57,165
#6,323	Demoss	5,399	57,186
#6,325	Hash	5,397	57,207
#6,326	Overman	5,396	57,217
#6,327	Delano	5,392	57,260
#6,329	Pilcher	5,391	57,271

Who is named Overman

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

94% of people named Overman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Overmans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lynne Overman
American actor (1887-1943)
Ion Overman
American actress, born 1976
Lee Slater Overman
American politician (1854-1930)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Overman

Overman has the Soundex code O165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O165.

Questions

How common is the surname Overman?: 5,396 people in the United States had the surname Overman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,217 Americans. It ranked 6,326th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Overman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Overman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Overman?: Lynne Overman, American actor (1887-1943), followed by Ion Overman.
Where is the surname Overman most common?: Wikidata records people named Overman in the United States.
How do you pronounce Overman?: Overman is /ˈoʊvɚmən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Overman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,396 in 2010, up 2.7%.