Algernon Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Guyana

Algernon Surname Definition:

ALGERNON: The personal name.

Algernon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Algernon (1,551) may also be a first name.

Algernon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ALGERNON: The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Algernon Last Name Facts

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

Algernon occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Algernon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Algernon are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 196,784th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 1,551 people.

This last name is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 604,082. In Venezuela Algernon is most prevalent in: Anzoátegui, where 30 percent live, Miranda, where 30 percent live and Falcón, where 18 percent live. Other than Venezuela Algernon is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Guyana, where 11 percent live.

Algernon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Algernon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Algernon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Algernon surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Algernon earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.84% less than the national average, earning $29,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Algernion940/
Algernan881/
Aljernon881/
Alhernon880/
Allernan750/
Eilernan631/
Hollernan590/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Algernon
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