Alverson Surname

101,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Alverson Surname User-submission:

Derived from the Old Norse, alf, meaning 'elf' and var, meaning 'warrior' or 'leader'. An approximate translation of Alverson is 'son of an elven warrior'.

Alverson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5941:78,8989,006
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8751:57,3936,389

Alverson (64) may also be a first name.

Alverson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Old Norse, alf, meaning 'elf' and var, meaning 'warrior' or 'leader'. An approximate translation of Alverson is 'son of an elven warrior'.

- jeanbryan

Alverson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alverson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alverson? popularity and diffusion

Alverson is the 101,757th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,571,269 people. The surname Alverson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Alverson live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Alverson is also the 1,223,525th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 64 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,594 people, or 1 in 78,898. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 11 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Alverson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alverson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alverson surname expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alverson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alverson last name are 32.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Alverson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.64% more than the national average, earning $58,449 CAD per year.

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