Esslemont Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Esslemont Surname Definition:

From the barony of Esslemont (in 1609 Essilmounthe) in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Andrew Esslemont in Newton of Barnyards of Delgaty in record in 1760 (Aberdeen CR.). William Esslemont died at Cottoun of Drumminor in 1829 (Jervise, II, p.

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Esslemont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3011:17,7872,137
England1561:357,16725,626
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France71:9,488,960336,266
Wales51:618,90625,852
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1411:26,5482,388
England21:12,187,685173,419

Esslemont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the barony of Esslemont (in 1609 Essilmounthe) in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Andrew Esslemont in Newton of Barnyards of Delgaty in record in 1760 (Aberdeen CR.). William Esslemont died at Cottoun of Drumminor in 1829 (Jervise, II, p. 217), and Alexander Paterson Esslemont of Marnoch was killed in the first Great War (Turriff).

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

Esslemont Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esslemont is most common in Scotland. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Esslemont? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,629th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. The last name Esslemont occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Esslemont live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 17,787. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeenshire, where 33 percent reside, Aberdeen City, where 18 percent reside and Angus, where 7 percent reside. Besides Scotland this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Esslemont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Esslemont has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Esslemont last name rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Esslemont Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Esslemont earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.82% more than the national average, earning R 427,332 per year; in United States they earn 73.67% more than the national average, earning $74,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $50,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esslemone891/
Essleman8211/
Eshlemon821/
Gessleman78105/
Essleiman788/
Essleyman785/
Hessleman781/
Easlemond780/
Esleman753,547/
Essleimane7413/
Essleymane747/
Eshleman713,328/
Eslieman711,288/
Esleyman7149/
Esleiman7142/
Eclimont7133/
Hesleman711/
Eisleman710/
Gesleman710/
Esleimane67364/
Eschleman67147/
Esleymane6715/
Heisleman6712/
Eshlemann672/
Eslemhoum672/
E'Sleiman671/
Heshleman671/
Heslemann670/
Heysleman670/
Heusleman670/

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