Atkeson Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

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

Atkeson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atkeson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4251:852,84564,957
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Atkeson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atkeson occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Atkeson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atkeson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 691,116th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Atkeson live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Atkeson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 852,845. In The United States Atkeson is most prevalent in: Oregon, where 11 percent live, Oklahoma, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Atkeson is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Atkeson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atkeson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Atkeson last name grew 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atkeson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Atkeson surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Atkeson are 0.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.69% registered to vote for the political party.

Atkeson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $42,699 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atkeison9390/
Atkesone9323/
Atkesson930/
Atkeisson88106/
Atckieson881/
Atkison861,127/
Atkesen8622/
Adkeson861/
Atcheson802,178/
Atkisson801,347/
Atckison8038/
Adkesson807/
Attkison805/
Athceson801/
Adkeison800/
Atkishon800/
Atkision800/
Adkeeson800/
Aitkison800/
Atkitson800/
Aitcheson751,753/
Attkisson75450/
Atkission7543/
Attcheson754/
Hatcheson753/
Attkision752/
Athcheson752/
Adtkisson751/
Autcheson751/
Eytckeson751/
Atchesson750/
Adkison714,090/
Atkisan714/
Otkesen713/
Attkission712/
Aithcheson711/
Atchison6713,513/
Adkisson674,132/
Addkison67135/
Atchesen676/
Athcison671/
Adkision671/
Adkidson671/
Atkissen670/
Adkessen670/
Atkissan670/

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Atkeson 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 Atkeson
  • 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