Desson Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desson Surname Definition:

An Anglicized form of Macdhai, which see.

Desson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6091:109,06916,239
Ivory Coast1721:134,1356,466
Canada1481:248,95723,668
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England531:1,051,28451,324
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Scotland61:892,30328,047
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Desson (590) may also be a first name.

Desson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicized form of Macdhai, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

William de Esson was of Normandy, 1183-4 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Desson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desson (Russian: Дессон) is found most in France. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Desson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 328,558th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. The surname Desson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Desson are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 344,405th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 590 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 109,069. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 56 percent live, Occitanie, where 9 percent live and Île-de-France, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Desson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 296 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Desson are 47.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desson earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.81% less than the national average, earning $25,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.93% more than the national average, earning $65,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deysson9275/
Dessone923/
Deisson922/
Diesson922/
Deasson921/
Dession921/
Dessoun921/
Deson91476/
Deassion8618/
Dessogne864/
Dessoune861/
Deshsong861/
Deason838,165/
Deshon831,244/
Disson83482/
Desion83461/
Detson83349/
Dessen83234/
Deeson83185/
Dessan83159/
Deison83109/
Dieson8337/
Deyson8329/
Desong8327/
Dexson836/
Dehson836/
Desone836/
Dysson834/
Dedson833/
Desyon831/
Deszon831/
Desond831/
Dessom831/
Desgon831/
Dessun831/
Dezson831/
Desoun831/
Desont830/
Deshong772,174/
Deussen77653/
Deshone77256/
Deshoun77250/
Daisson77156/
Dessant7796/
Dessane7767/
Diessen7750/
Deschon7750/
Deasong7743/
Desonne7723/
Deisone7723/
Dessang7720/
Daysson7718/
Deissan7712/
Disshon7710/
Dissong777/
Dission776/
Descion776/
Detsong776/
Dissone775/
Gydeson774/
Deshond774/
Dedsong774/
Deesong773/
Deatson772/
Dessien772/
Deshonh771/
Deasone771/
Deasonn771/
Deissen771/
Dishson771/
Dojsson771/
Desogne771/
Desonck771/
Dessoum771/
Deussan771/
Dieyson771/
Diessan771/
Deyjson771/
Deesoon771/
Deesoun771/
Deessen771/
Diehson771/
Dedshon770/
Deidson770/
Dessehn770/
Dhessen770/
Deedson770/
Doisson770/
Diosson770/
Dyson7338,998/
Dison732,840/
Desan73676/
Dezon73379/
Desen73292/
Desoń7355/
Desun7341/
Dexon7331/
Desom7328/
Desén738/
Djson731/
Dessagne71569/
Dessaune71126/
Desasing712/
Deshonne712/
Desiomne712/
Dissoune712/
Deshoung711/
Deschong711/
Deshounn711/
Desseune711/
Deisiong711/
Dessaunt710/
Geedeson710/
Deshongh710/
Dixson676,614/
Dishon674,553/
Deshan672,964/
Dayson672,250/
Daison672,134/
Detsen671,146/
Diesen67807/
Ditson67558/
Dissen67393/
Deesom67379/
Dision67330/
Deusan67248/
Desane67231/
Deazon67215/
Deisen67206/
Doison67199/
Decion67172/
Deesan67121/
Dechon67118/
Deisan67105/
Deusen6796/
Desant6775/
Dioson6774/
Disong6754/
Dessem6750/
Dehsan6750/
Deisun6744/
Deasen6739/
Deesen6738/
Dessum6736/
Detsan6736/
Desien6735/
Detsom6731/
Desand6730/
Dissan6730/
Deysen6723/
Deshun6717/
Desian6716/
Deshouten6713/
Desuun6713/
Dedsan6713/
Didson6710/
Deysan6710/
Dezsán6710/
Deezon6710/
Doyson678/
Desiun677/
Disone676/
Desann675/
Dyssen675/
Dessam674/
Disxon674/
Dezsan674/
Deasan673/
Deysom673/
Duyson673/
Dejsun673/
Dihson673/
Duison672/
Disyon672/
Dexsen672/
Desang672/
Deizon672/
Diesan672/
Deshonova672/
Deesun672/
Deysun671/
Disont671/
Desanc671/
Desaun671/
Deixon671/
Dysont671/
Disoin671/
Dhesan671/
Dhison671/
Tdezon671/
Djsoun671/
Dèshon671/
Desuin671/
Desune671/
Desanı671/
Dezoun671/
Disgon671/
Dyoson671/
Dejsen671/
Dyshon670/
Deisom670/
Deasom670/
Dyseon670/
Deaxon670/

Desson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desson in the Russian language
Дессонdesson-

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