Erlandson Surname

133,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Erlandson Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Son of Erland (foreigner).

Erlandson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9301:123,70613,172
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Sweden1061:92,8946,768
Australia661:409,02632,879
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Wales41:773,63329,106
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Montserrat11:4,947471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Erlandson (253) may also be a first name.

Erlandson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Son of Erland (foreigner).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Erlandson Last Name Facts

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

Erlandson (Russian: Эрландсон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erlandson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erlandson is the 133,830th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,164,403 people. The last name Erlandson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Erlandson live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Erlandson is also the 560,146th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 253 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,930 people, or 1 in 123,706. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 19 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Erlandson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erlandson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,573 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erlandson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Erlandson are 8.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Erlandson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% less than the national average, earning $46,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erlandsson957,164/
Earlandson956/
Erhlandson951/
Erlandsen892,597/
Erlendson89387/
Arlandson8988/
Erlindson8914/
Erlandzon897/
Erlandsan891/
Erlandsøn891/
Erlendsson84340/
Irlandeson841/
Erhlandsen841/
Arlendson781/
Erlentson781/
Erlendsen780/
Areliano de Sena561/

Erlandson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erlandson in the Russian language
Эрландсонerlandson-

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