Attkinson Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Attkinson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attkinson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Attkinson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Attkinson is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Attkinson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,843,861st most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Attkinson are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

Attkinson is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Attkinson is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 92 percent live, Dorset, where 4 percent live and Lancashire, where 4 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Attkinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Attkinson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Attkinson surname fell 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 59 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Attkinson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Attkinson last name is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

Attkinson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Attkinson
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