Absolom Surname

170,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Absolom 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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Absolom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6661:81,34810,035
Nigeria6561:270,03515,388
England3311:168,33315,551
Australia3181:84,8929,824
Tanzania1651:320,85824,292
Kenya1201:384,83221,900
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
United States601:6,040,982292,121
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
France131:5,109,440259,941
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland101:535,38220,332
India91:85,229,487684,495
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:119,48711,415
Wales331:47,5282,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Absolom (6,048) may also be a first name.

Absolom 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) Father of Peace. [Hebrew Abhshálóm].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Father of Peace” in Hebrew.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Absolom Last Name Facts

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

Absolom is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Absolom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 170,657th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,886,157 people. Absolom occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Absolom reside; 27 percent reside in Southern Africa and 27 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,244th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 6,048 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 666 people, or 1 in 81,348. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Absolom is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Absolom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Absolom has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Absolom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Absolom surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Absolom surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Absolom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.51% less than the national average, earning R 150,888 per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $49,414 CAD per year.

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