Commons Surname
Approximately 2,962 people bear this surname
Commons Surname Definition:
A Dumfriesshire surname. Probably same as Common, with plural s. In 1659 Comenes.
Commons Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,308 | 1:277,109 | 25,894 |
| England | 774 | 1:71,987 | 8,238 |
| Australia | 280 | 1:96,413 | 10,942 |
| South Africa | 237 | 1:228,598 | 23,729 |
| Ireland | 180 | 1:26,161 | 2,438 |
| New Zealand | 82 | 1:55,223 | 8,747 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 477 | 1:9,287 | 1,364 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 212 | 1:114,978 | 11,150 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 492 | 1:102,070 | 10,330 |
Commons (20) may also be a first name.
Commons Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Dumfriesshire surname. Probably same as Common, with plural s. In 1659 Comenes.
Ó Comáin (in Munster) and Ó Cuimín (in Connacht). Usually called Cummins in Co. Cork. IF 103; Map Mayo
Ó Comáin (in Munster) and Ó Cuimín (in Connacht). Usually called Cummins in Co. Cork. IF 103; Map Mayo
A pluralization of Common.
Commons Demographics
Average Male Commons Height
175.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Commons Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Commons Come From? nationality or country of origin
Commons has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Commons? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 149,163rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,460,346 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Commons are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,308 people, or 1 in 277,109. In The United States Commons is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Commons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Commons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Commons last name rose 266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 365 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Commons Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Commons last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Commons surname are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Commons earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning R 210,792 per year; in United States they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $49,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.96% more than the national average, earning $66,555 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonss | 93 | 0 | / |
| Comons | 92 | 11 | / |
| Cummons | 86 | 332 | / |
| Commans | 86 | 317 | / |
| Sommons | 86 | 94 | / |
| Cammons | 86 | 72 | / |
| Coemons | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kommons | 86 | 2 | / |
| Communs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Commoms | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scammons | 80 | 6 | / |
| Comans | 77 | 655 | / |
| Camons | 77 | 236 | / |
| Komons | 77 | 83 | / |
| Somons | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cumons | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammons | 71 | 13,096 | / |
| Coomans | 71 | 3,032 | / |
| Coumans | 71 | 2,233 | / |
| Coemans | 71 | 423 | / |
| Cammans | 71 | 222 | / |
| Cummans | 71 | 85 | / |
| Comanns | 71 | 54 | / |
| Comanse | 71 | 53 | / |
| Coymans | 71 | 41 | / |
| Caumons | 71 | 38 | / |
| Camoens | 71 | 20 | / |
| Camonse | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kommans | 71 | 6 | / |
| Scamons | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kemmons | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cosmans | 71 | 3 | / |
| Camoins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kummons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coomams | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coumams | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zammons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cummuns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jammons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Canmons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kammons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sommans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Joumons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cooymans | 67 | 305 | / |
| Coeymans | 67 | 219 | / |
| Cootmans | 67 | 112 | / |
| Coumanns | 67 | 42 | / |
| Commance | 67 | 35 | / |
| Coosmans | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kommanns | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cottmans | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coismans | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coijmans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coojmans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koemmans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komonsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammonss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scammans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cammanns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choimonz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamoins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coysmans | 67 | 1 | / |
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