Find out how popular the last name Oxner is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Oxner.

Oxner, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Oxner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oxner in America

Oxner is the 26362nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oxner surname appeared 926 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Oxner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oxner to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Oxner

The surname Oxner is believed to have originated in England, possibly in the counties of Yorkshire or Lincolnshire, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "oxa" meaning ox and "nær" meaning meadow or pasture, suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived or worked near an ox pasture.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1273, where a person named Willelmus Oxenere is mentioned. This spelling variation, Oxenere, provides insight into the name's evolution over time.

The Oxner surname is also believed to have connections to various place names in England, such as Oxenhope in Yorkshire, which was originally recorded as Oxenehopu in the Domesday Book of 1086. This suggests that the name may have originated as a locational surname, referring to someone who hailed from a place associated with oxen or oxen pastures.

In the 14th century, records mention a John Oxener who was a landowner in Yorkshire. Another notable bearer of the name was Richard Oxner, a merchant and alderman in the city of York, who lived in the late 16th century.

During the 17th century, the Oxner surname appears in various parish records across England, including in the counties of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire. One individual of note was William Oxner (1624-1688), a prominent Quaker and diarist from Staffordshire.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Thomas Oxner (1707-1786), an English clergyman and academic who served as the President of Trinity College, Oxford.

As the centuries progressed, the Oxner surname continued to be found across various regions of England, with individuals bearing the name making contributions in various fields, including agriculture, trade, and academia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oxner

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Oxner.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Oxner was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Oxner has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Oxner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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