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
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Commons Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Commons Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Commons occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Commons? popularity and diffusion
The surname Commons is the 149,163rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,460,346 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Commons reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,308 people, or 1 in 277,109. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Commons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Commons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Commons surname grew 266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 365 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Commons Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Commons are 13.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.6% registered with 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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