Acheson Surname
Approximately 6,030 people bear this surname
Acheson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. The son of Adam, from the nick. Addy, diminutive Adkin, sharpened to Atkin. There is no need of course to prove this, but it is interesting to note the following: 'Adam le Fullere,' a citizen of London, is twice referred to as Adekin le Fullere (1073, Hundred Rolls).
Read More About This SurnameAcheson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,017 | 1:120,139 | 12,856 |
| Canada | 1,146 | 1:32,151 | 4,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 616 | 1:2,995 | 601 |
| England | 390 | 1:142,867 | 13,841 |
| Australia | 321 | 1:84,099 | 9,745 |
| Ireland | 225 | 1:20,929 | 2,135 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:53,008 | 4,503 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 664 | 1:6,671 | 1,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:2,713 | 316 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 445 | 1:112,851 | 11,198 |
Acheson (123) may also be a first name.
Acheson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. The son of Adam, from the nick. Addy, diminutive Adkin, sharpened to Atkin. There is no need of course to prove this, but it is interesting to note the following: 'Adam le Fullere,' a citizen of London, is twice referred to as Adekin le Fullere (1073, Hundred Rolls). Six centuries ago Adam probably ranked as second or third favourite among boys' names throughout England. In the north it attained a most remarkable pre-eminence. Four Adams are mentioned in the revenues of Conishead Priory, A. D. 1256 (West's Furness, pp. 192, 195). No fewer than six Adams figure as benefactors of Furness Abbey, circa 1290 (ibid). The everyday form was Adekin, then Adkin, and finally Atkin (see Addison).
Geoffrey Adekyn, 10 Ric. II, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
William Adekyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelmus Adkynson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Edmund Adkynson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hatkyn Benete, 1379: ibid.
The following come together: —
Johannes Attekyson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Alicia soror Adekynson, 1379: ibid.
1680. Married — William Deevy and Elizabeth Adkins: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1709. Elizabeth, d. of John Adkison: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1718. Married — George Handaye and Mary Adkisson: St. Michael, Cornhill.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Archibald', from the nick. Archie, a Scotch Border favourite; 't' intrusive, as in Ritchie, from same district, which see.
John Achesoun, 1563: Cal. State Papers relating to Scotland, edited by Thorpe, 1858.
Archie of Gingles. 1552: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.
John Archerson, 1602: ibid.
Archie Halliday, 1602: ibid.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Adkin.' which see. A Border form of the great north English surname Atkinson. This is the true source of the majority of our Aitchesons, &c. Atshison — Atkinson: Dickinson's Glossary of the Words and Phrases of Cumberland.
John Attechenson.
'On Nov. I, 1506, 28 people were drowned returning by boat from Church at Canonbie- One was buried at Kirkaadrews-upon-Esk on the following day, named William Attchison, of Millrighs. This is the earlier form of the corruption, and marks the first step': Trans. Cumb. aad Westm. Ant. and Arch. Soc.
These five names all mean 'son of Adam', the first four from the diminutive Atty, and the last from the diminutive Adldn with the d sharpened to t. Johannes filius Ade custumar of North Berwick in 1384, appears in 1387 as John Atkynsoun, and in following years again as Johannes filius Ade (ER., III, p. 119,152, 171, etc.). John Atkynsoun is recorded as a forestaller in Aberdeen in 1402 (CRA., p. 385), and William Atkinson was servitor to Sir Symon Glendonwyne in 1408 (Bain, IV, 768). Laing gives the seal of Thomas Atkinson of Bonkyll as bearing on a chevron three buckles and with the legend S' Thomas filius Ade appended to an indenture of 1429 (Seals. Supp., 53; Macdonald, 51). William Atkynson was bedellus in Aberdeen in 1436 (REA., I, p. 234), John Atkinson was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1437 and Andrew Atkynson in 1442 (NSCM., I, p. 5, 7), and John Atzinson was vicar of Morton in 1475 (Kelso, 532). Patrick Atzensone was clerk of the diocese of Glasgow in 1479 (Home, 23), William Atyknson, a native of Scotland, had letters of denisation in England in 1480 (Bain, IV, 1462), and George Aczinscrn in Lanark, who was ordered to "stand under the cownt of the breid irnis" in 1490, appears again in 1498 as George Aczin (Lanark, p. 7, 9). Patrick Atzensone was notary-public in Jedworth, 1500 (PSAS., LIX, p. 102), William Ackynson was a juror in Lanark in 1501 (ibid., p. 11), and from Marc Aichesone who was custumar of the Newhewin of Prestone in 1590 (ER., XXII, p. 89) the haven may have been derived the name of Achesounes hevin (1609), now Morrisons Haven in the parish of Prestonpans. John Achisoune was retoured heir of his father James Achisone of Bodisbek in 1676 (Retours, Dumfries, 281), and Mr. John Echesone was schoolmaster at the village of Killbryde in 1680 (Hunter, p. 64). The name of Magnus Attldnsone, tacksman in Garth in Harray in 1492, may be a misreading of Awkinsone (= Hakon's son, Hauquinus was the Latinized form of Hakon, REO., p. 408). A family of this name was long connected with the Scottish Mint in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. James Aitchesoun, 'Maister Cunyear,' was ordered to coin 'babeis' (bawbees) in 1553 (RPC., I, p. 152). Achenson 1525, Acheson 1539, Achesoun 1497, Achesune 1591, Achieson 1673 Achiesoun 1635, Achinsoun 1538 Achisone 1557, Aitchesoune 1610, Aitchysoune 1670, Aschesone 1556, Atchesone 1692, Atchisone 1624, Atyesoun 1540, Atzeson and Etzesone 1531, and (undated) Aichensoun, Aticione, Eticione.
(English) Ache’s Son. Ache or Æche, a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Æcce, Æcci; or of Æcga, Ecga. [from Old English ecg, a sword].
(English) The son of Ache (sword), or of Adam (red earth).
Maybe this common Scottish name is a corruption of Archie's son, the son of Archibald.
(Cornish British) An inscription or memorial.
Atkinson. —Essentially a north country name, prevailing in the counties north of the Wash and the Mersey, and having its principal home in the counties of Durham, Cumberland, and Westmoreland. It is scantily represented across the border.
Acheson Demographics
Average Male Acheson Height
177.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Acheson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acheson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Acheson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acheson? popularity and diffusion
Acheson is the 80,701st most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,208,548 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Acheson reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 840,349th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 123 people.
Acheson is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,017 people, or 1 in 120,139. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 7 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Acheson is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent live.
Acheson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Acheson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 678 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 66 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 10,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Acheson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (49%) in Ireland.
In The United States Acheson are 13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Acheson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning R 275,616 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $54,776 CAD per year.
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