Caterson Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Caterson Surname Definition:

(the) Cater’s Son: v. Cater.

Caterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Panama151:260,8176,584
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Caterson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(the) Cater’s Son: v. Cater.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Caterson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caterson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Caterson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caterson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 685,266th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. Caterson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Caterson live; 60 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Caterson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 1,438,329. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent live.

Caterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caterson last name rose 277 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caterson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Caterson last name is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States Caterson are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caterson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.4% less than the national average, earning $34,085 CAD per year.

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