Davidison Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Davidison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Davidison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guyana11:762,22114,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Davidison (27) may also be a first name.

Davidison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Davidison is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Davidison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Davidison is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Davidison are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Davidison is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread given name in the world It is held by 27 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Davidison is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Davidison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Davidison has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Davidison Last Name Statistics demography

Davidison earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Davidison
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