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Owram Family History

Owram Surname Meaning

From Ulrome (ER Yorks) probably the usual origin of the WR Yorks surname. The place is recorded as Ulfram and Ulreham in 1086, Olram in 1150–70, and Ulrome als. Owram in 160. The place-name probably derives from the Old English personal name Wulfhere + hām ‘village, homestead’.

A variant of Orme comes from Northowram (WR Yorks), which is recorded as Ulfrun in 1086 and Ouerum in 1307, or Southowram (WR Yorks), which is recorded as Oure in 1086 and Ourum in 130. The place-names derive from Old English *ufer (a variant of ofer) ‘hill, slope’ in the dative plural *uferum (oferum) ‘(at the) hills, slopes’.

Northowram and Southowram refer to two ridges separated by Shibden Brook; Northowram is north of Shibden Brook and Southowram is south of it.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Owram families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Owram family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Owram families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 29 Owram families living in Yorkshire. This was about 97% of all the recorded Owram's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Owram families in 1891.
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What did your Owram ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Owram. 100% of Owram women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 46 immigration records available for the last name Owram. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 20 military records available for the last name Owram. For the veterans among your Owram ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2001, in the United States, Owram life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1974. The average life expectancy for Owram in 1963 was 83, and 65 in 2001.

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