Compson Surname
Approximately 675 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCompson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 333 | 1:1,088,465 | 79,042 |
| England | 252 | 1:221,103 | 18,649 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 145 | 1:168,106 | 14,298 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
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.
Compson Demographics
Average Compson Salary in
United States
$46,382 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coompson | 93 | 493 | / |
| Chompson | 93 | 18 | / |
| Cumpson | 86 | 296 | / |
| Campson | 86 | 113 | / |
| Kompson | 86 | 12 | / |
| Jompson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Conpson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Compsom | 86 | 0 | / |
| Jhompson | 80 | 7 | / |
| Champson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tjompson | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chompzon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chonpson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cumpsion | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chompsan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soumpson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Campsion | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tshompson | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thjompson | 75 | 1 | / |
| Champsion | 75 | 1 | / |
| Campsen | 71 | 91 | / |
| Kampson | 71 | 28 | / |
| Jampson | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jonpson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cumpsan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cumbson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cumpsom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cumpsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sammpson | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sampsson | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sampsoon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sampsion | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saampson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samppson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanmpson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joonpson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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