Arvidson Surname

148,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Arvidson Surname Definition:

(Swedish) The son of Arvid (man of the people).

Arvidson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2451:161,45216,440
Sweden3651:26,9772,199
Australia1211:223,10521,260
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Canada581:635,26952,014
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Norway251:205,69123,411
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Arvidson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) The son of Arvid (man of the people).

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

Arvidson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arvidson (Russian: Арвидсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arvidson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 148,804th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,453,719 people. The last name Arvidson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Arvidson are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,245 people, or 1 in 161,452. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and Nevada, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Arvidson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arvidson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Arvidson surname increased 4,157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arvidson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arvidson are 8.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arvidson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.34% less than the national average, earning 272,228 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.33% more than the national average, earning $49,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arvidson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arvidson in the Russian language
Арвидсонarvidson-

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