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Ord Name Meaning

English (Northumbria) and Scottish: habitational name from East Ord in Northumberland, named with Old English ord ‘point’. Compare Ort 3. English: from a Germanic personal name (see Ort 2). Scottish: habitational name from various minor places named with Gaelic ord ‘hammer’, used as a topographical term for a rounded hill.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Ford, Ore, Orr, Ort, Old, Lord, Ard, Ori, Nord, Ory

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Ord Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Ord name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Ord. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    59%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    23%

  • Germanic Europe

    5%

  • Norway

    3%

  • Sweden

    3%

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Ord Family Origin

Where is the Ord family from?

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You can see how Ord families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ord family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ord families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 719 Ord families living in Durham. This was about 42% of all the recorded Ord's in the UK. Durham had the highest population of Ord families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Ord surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Ord Family Occupations

What did your Ord ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Ord occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 9% of Ord's were Coal Miners. A less common occupation for the Ord family was Annuitant. Coal Miner, Farmer and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Ord.

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  • Coal Miner

    9%

  • Farmer

    6%

  • Labourer

    3%

  • Annuitant

    3%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Ord ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Ord Historical Records

What Ord family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 39,000 census records available for the last name Ord. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ord census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Ord. 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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Draft Card

There are 42,000 military records available for the last name Ord. For the veterans among your Ord ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Ord Life Expectancy

What is the average Ord lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Ord life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1953. The average life expectancy for Ord in 1953 was 100, and 81 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Ord ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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