Absalon Surname

59,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Absalon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Absolom.' A fairly popular font-name in the 13th century, and not confined to the Jews. 'Now was ther of that chirche a parish clerk. The which that was ycleped Absolon.: Chaucer, C.

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Absalon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,1491:19,6622,407
France1,0171:65,3128,995
Mexico9981:124,3754,195
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Haiti2301:46,4522,867
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
Venezuela2081:145,2124,548
Poland1991:190,99925,806
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Absalón (18) & Absalòn (1) are calculated separately.

Absalon (14,996) may also be a first name.

Absalon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Absolom.' A fairly popular font-name in the 13th century, and not confined to the Jews. 'Now was ther of that chirche a parish clerk. The which that was ycleped Absolon.: Chaucer, C. T. 3312.

Thomas Apsolon, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Absolon in le Dyche, ibid.

Thomas Absolon: Patent Roll, 19 Elizabeth.

Absolon fil. Simon. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

William Absolon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

George Absolon, 'bound for ye Bormodos,' 1635: Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

1756. Married — Clemmuell Clark and Elizabeth Absalom: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hebrew 'Abhshalom, 'father is peace.' A fairly popular font-name in England in the thirteenth century, and not confined to the Jews (Bardsley). Absolon was one of the chaplains of Roxburgh c. 1190 (Kelso, p. 216). A cleric of this name gave origin to Macauslane, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Foreign, stated to be from Flanders (Robson). John Absolon or Abselon occurs in England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Absalon Last Name Facts

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

Absalon (Russian: Абсалон) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Absalón or Absalòn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Absalon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,053rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 852,644 people. The last name Absalon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Absalon reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 46,396th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 14,996 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,149 people, or 1 in 19,662. In The Philippines Absalon is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 28 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Bicol, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in France, where 12 percent live and Mexico, where 12 percent live.

Absalon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Absalon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Absalon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Absalon last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Absalon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.49% less than the national average, earning R 91,524 per year and in United States they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $42,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Absalon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Absalon in the Russian language
Абсалонabsalon-

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