Coulson Surname
Approximately 25,333 people bear this surname
Coulson Surname Definition:
For Colson = Coleson, q.v.
Coulson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,530 | 1:5,291 | 738 |
| United States | 7,073 | 1:51,245 | 6,178 |
| Australia | 3,215 | 1:8,397 | 1,251 |
| Canada | 2,126 | 1:17,331 | 2,482 |
| South Africa | 533 | 1:101,647 | 12,305 |
| New Zealand | 313 | 1:14,467 | 2,543 |
| Scotland | 220 | 1:24,336 | 2,683 |
| Wales | 207 | 1:14,949 | 1,631 |
| Nicaragua | 189 | 1:31,858 | 1,173 |
| Jamaica | 120 | 1:23,916 | 1,959 |
| Northern Ireland | 110 | 1:16,773 | 2,212 |
| Panama | 72 | 1:54,337 | 2,580 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| Ireland | 65 | 1:72,445 | 4,480 |
| Isle of Man | 48 | 1:1,788 | 335 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 1:9,128 | 1,205 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 96 | 1:46,144 | 4,020 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,303 | 1:4,597 | 693 |
| Scotland | 62 | 1:60,374 | 3,814 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,040 | 1:48,287 | 5,513 |
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.
Coulson Demographics
Coulson Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Coulson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coulson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coulson is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Coulson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Coulson is the 21,507th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 287,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Coulson live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Coulson is also the 900,062nd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 109 people.
The last name Coulson is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 10,530 people, or 1 in 5,291. In England Coulson is primarily found in: Greater London, where 8 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 6 percent live. Outside of England Coulson exists in 75 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Coulson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Coulson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 355 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 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 devotion of those carrying 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.26% being registered to vote for 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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