Adolphson Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Adolphson Surname Definition:

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

Adolphson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0701:338,74730,543
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Adolphson 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

Adolphson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adolphson is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adolphson.

How Common Is The Last Name Adolphson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Adolphson is the 306,186th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,900,847 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Adolphson are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,070 people, or 1 in 338,747. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Adolphson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Adolphson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Adolphson last name increased 3,242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Adolphson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adolphson surname are 4.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adolphson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning 379,182 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.32% more than the national average, earning $45,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $59,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adolphsson9565/
Adoolphson952/
Adolphfson951/
Adolphsen89489/
Adolphzon892/
Adolpfson891/
Adolfson82561/
Adolvson827/
Adolfsson787,948/
Adolvsson7832/
Adolfsohn780/
Audolfsson7411/
Adolfsen711,488/
Adolfsén7138/
Adolfzon711/
Adolfssen6734/
Adólfsson672/

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