Adolfson Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Adolfson Surname Definition:

(German, English) Descendant of Adolf or Athalwolf (noble, wolf).

Adolfson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:931,77169,805
Sweden991:99,4627,215
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Norway161:321,39331,311
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Adolfson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English) Descendant of Adolf or Athalwolf (noble, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Adolfson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adolfson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Adolfson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolfson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 564,325th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Adolfson are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 931,771. In The United States Adolfson is most numerous in: Washington, where 23 percent are found, Illinois, where 16 percent are found and Idaho, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States Adolfson is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Adolfson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Adolfson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Adolfson surname increased 2,431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adolfson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adolfson last name are 1.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Adolfson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.59% less than the national average, earning 209,055 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.61% more than the national average, earning $51,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolfsson947,948/
Adolpfson941/
Adolfsohn940/
Audolfsson8911/
Adolphfson891/
Adolfsen881,488/
Adolfsén8838/
Adolvson887/
Adolfzon881/
Adolphson821,235/
Adolfssen8234/
Adolvsson8232/
Adólfsson822/
Adolphsson7865/
Adoolphson782/
Adolphsen71489/
Adolphzon712/

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