Atcheson Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

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

Atcheson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Adam.' (a) Bapt. 'the son of Archibald'; v. Aitcheson and Adkin.

1734. Anne, d. of John Atchison: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — Matthew Bell and Mary Atchison: St.

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Atcheson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3811:262,46124,767
Northern Ireland2461:7,5001,290
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Australia1401:192,82619,093
England931:599,11935,891
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Ireland221:214,0438,362
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1891:23,4382,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2871:174,97815,686

Atcheson (11) may also be a first name.

Atcheson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Adam.' (a) Bapt. 'the son of Archibald'; v. Aitcheson and Adkin.

1734. Anne, d. of John Atchison: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — Matthew Bell and Mary Atchison: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — John Hyatt and Elizabeth Atchason: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Acheson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Atcheson Last Name Facts

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

Atcheson (Russian: Атчесон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atcheson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atcheson is the 193,184th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,345,981 people. Atcheson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Atcheson live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,381 people, or 1 in 262,461. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 41 percent are found, Alabama, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Atcheson occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Atcheson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atcheson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Atcheson last name grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Atcheson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Atcheson surname are 30.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atcheson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 427.12% more than the national average, earning R 1,252,640 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,318 CAD per year.

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Atcheson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atcheson in the Russian language
Атчесонatceson-

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Atcheson Reference & Research

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