Acherson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Acherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Acherson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Acherson is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Acherson.

How Common Is The Last Name Acherson? popularity and diffusion

Acherson is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Acherson live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Acherson is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 33 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live and Virginia, where 33 percent live.

Acherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Acherson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Acherson last name decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Acherson Last Name Statistics demography

Acherson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Acherson
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