Acteson Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Acteson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Acteson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales111:142,5835,610
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Acteson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Acteson occurs most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Acteson.

How Common Is The Last Name Acteson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Acteson live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 20 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 16 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Acteson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Acteson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Acteson last name grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Acteson Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Acteson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning $29,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.81% less than the national average, earning $31,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Actheson930/
Azteson861/
Akteson861/
Actison860/
Acthison804/
Aichtison752/
Atchtison751/
Acktision750/
Ectison711/
Octecon711/
Aktasan5737/
Octozon572/
Octijon572/
Aktisan571/
Aktezcan5334/
Oktosson531/
Acthican531/
Akterzan531/
Akhtejan531/
Hagtosan531/

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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 Acteson
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