Abelson Surname

198,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Abelson Surname Definition:

Abel’s (Son), v. Abel.

Abelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5361:235,97622,647
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Sweden651:151,48910,616
South Africa591:918,26658,838
England501:1,114,36153,243
Norway241:214,26224,079
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales131:120,6475,000
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Abelson (264) may also be a first name.

Abelson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Abel’s (Son), v. Abel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Abel (breath or vanity).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Abelson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abelson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abelson (Russian: Абельсон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abelson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abelson is the 198,459th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,458,731 people. The last name Abelson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Abelson live; 79 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 547,545th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 264 people.

The last name Abelson is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,536 people, or 1 in 235,976. In The United States Abelson is most common in: California, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Abelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Abelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abelson last name expanded 10,240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 833 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Abelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Abelson last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Abelson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning 389,074 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.52% more than the national average, earning R 362,436 per year; in United States they earn 28.49% more than the national average, earning $55,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.09% more than the national average, earning $63,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abelson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abelson in the Russian language
Абельсонabelson-

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