Compson Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Compson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Compston.' I do not for a moment suppose this is of baptismal origin, or that the final son is the patronymic as in Wilson, Thomson, &c. There is no personal name Com or Comp, nor any pet form of any personal name so formed.

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Compson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
England2521:221,10318,649
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:168,10614,298
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Compson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Compston.' I do not for a moment suppose this is of baptismal origin, or that the final son is the patronymic as in Wilson, Thomson, &c. There is no personal name Com or Comp, nor any pet form of any personal name so formed. No doubt it is a local surname which has dropped the t. I cannot discover the locality, however; compare Kelson for Kelston. This class is a fairly large one.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Compson Last Name Facts

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

Compson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Compson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 490,615th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Compson reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States Compson is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and North Dakota, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Compson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Compson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Compson surname expanded 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 174 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Compson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Compson last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Compson are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Compson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.92% less than the national average, earning R 52,476 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $53,891 CAD per year.

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Compson Reference & Research

Cumpston One-name Study - A profile of the Cumpston surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Cumpston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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