Coulson Surname

21,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Coulson Surname Definition:

For Colson = Coleson, q.v.

Coulson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,5301:5,291738
United States7,0731:51,2456,178
Australia3,2151:8,3971,251
Canada2,1261:17,3312,482
South Africa5331:101,64712,305
New Zealand3131:14,4672,543
Scotland2201:24,3362,683
Wales2071:14,9491,631
Nicaragua1891:31,8581,173
Jamaica1201:23,9161,959
Northern Ireland1101:16,7732,212
Panama721:54,3372,580
New Caledonia681:4,062723
Ireland651:72,4454,480
Isle of Man481:1,788335
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
France261:2,554,720189,486
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norfolk Island51:459108
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,3031:4,597693
Scotland621:60,3743,814
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0401:48,2875,513

Coulson (109) may also be a first name.

Coulson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Colson = Coleson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Coulson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coulson is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,507th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 287,670 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Coulson reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 900,062nd most common forename globally. It is borne by 109 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 10,530 people, or 1 in 5,291. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 8 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 6 percent live. Besides England it occurs in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Coulson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coulson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Coulson last name increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 3,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 32 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coulson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coulson last name are 17.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.26% registered with the party.

The amount Coulson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 108.75% more than the national average, earning 722,429 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.86% more than the national average, earning R 337,116 per year; in Colombia they earn 56.5% more than the national average, earning $35,529,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $54,237 CAD per year.

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