Atkerson Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

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

Atkerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atkerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5571:650,73452,170
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

Atkerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atkerson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atkerson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 566,665th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Atkerson live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 557 people, or 1 in 650,734. In The United States Atkerson is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Kentucky, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uruguay, where 0 percent reside.

Atkerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atkerson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atkerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Atkerson surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Atkerson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attkerson940/
Hatckerson890/
Adkerson88524/
Atcerson881/
Atkirson880/
Atcherson82300/
Aadkerson821/
Addkerson820/
Hatcherson78132/
Aitcherson781/
Attcherson781/
Adkirson7563/
Atchirson711/
Hodkerson710/
Atchersen710/

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Atkerson Reference & Research

Atkinson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Atkinson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atkerson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis