Davieson Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Davieson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Davieson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Davieson (459) may also be a first name.

Davieson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Davieson is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Davieson.

How Common Is The Last Name Davieson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Davieson live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 398,330th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 459 people.

The surname Davieson is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England Davieson is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 55 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Surrey, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Davieson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Davieson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Davieson last name grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Davieson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

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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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  • 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 Davieson
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