View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Bessom Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bessom (Russian: Бессом) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bessom? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,210,518^th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Bessom is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bessom reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 2,237,401. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 20 percent live, Massachusetts, where 17 percent live and New Mexico, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States Bessom occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 2 percent live.

Bessom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bessom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bessom last name grew 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bessom Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bessom last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the party.

Bessom earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $52,415 USD per year.