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Where Does The Last Name Essex Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Essex occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Essex click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Essex? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Essex is the 56,171^st most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 806,858 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Essex live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Essex is also the 360,211^th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 547 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,275 people, or 1 in 68,713. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Essex Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Essex has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Essex surname grew 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Essex Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Essex surname are 13.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Essex earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning R 232,944 per year; in United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,059 CAD per year.