Esson Surname
Approximately 5,043 people bear this surname
Esson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede' or 'Eade'; v. Eddie. A corruption of Eadison.
1627. Married — Thomas Eason and Hester Grove: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1669. — John Hadon and Elizabeth Eson: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameEsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| United States | 715 | 1:506,936 | 42,557 |
| Scotland | 591 | 1:9,059 | 1,300 |
| Nigeria | 492 | 1:360,046 | 19,339 |
| Canada | 430 | 1:85,687 | 9,504 |
| England | 410 | 1:135,898 | 13,318 |
| Jamaica | 349 | 1:8,223 | 942 |
| Cameroon | 294 | 1:70,643 | 8,863 |
| Ivory Coast | 209 | 1:110,389 | 5,588 |
| France | 178 | 1:373,161 | 55,519 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 530 | 1:7,063 | 1,005 |
| England | 131 | 1:186,072 | 15,187 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
The alternate forms: Essón (1) are calculated separately.
Esson (896) may also be a first name.
Esson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ede' or 'Eade'; v. Eddie. A corruption of Eadison.
1627. Married — Thomas Eason and Hester Grove: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1669. — John Hadon and Elizabeth Eson: ibid.
(common in Angus), Ayson. Connected with the Toshes or Toschachs of Glentilt "were the old family called the sons of Adam, first Ayson, latterly Esson" (Fraser-Mackintosh, Minor septs of Clan Chattan, p. 179). Aytlie filius Thome had a charter c. 1360 from Robert the Steward, afterwards Robert II, of the lands of Fornochtis in Strathearn, and in 1365 he appears as bailie of Stratherne (Inchaffray, p. 129). 'Johem ayson iuuene' was one of those outlawed in 1392 as part guilty of the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus (APS., I, p. 159). A family of Aysons possessed Tullimet in Strathtay (Skene CS., III, p. 309; Athols, p. 710). Robert Hayeth of Fornocht appeers in 144 5/6, and the Aysons of Fornocht appear in record down to 1504 when the estate was sold to Lord Drummond (Inchaffray, p. 298). Walter Ayson held sasine of a tenement in St. Mary's Aisle, Stirling, 1471 (Sc. Ant., X, p. 62), and John Aysone was witness there, 1481 (Cambus., 212). James Aissoune was mairchand and burgess of Stirling, 1588 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 144), William Aysoun was member of council there, 1598 (SBR., p. 282), and as Aissone or Aissoune the name occurs seven times in Stirling and vicinity between 1611—64 (Stirling). The name also occurs in Dunblane in seventeenth century (Dunblane). The land of Alexander Aysone in Dunfermline is mentioned in 1491 (DBR., 314), and in 1494—5 he is referred to as Sande Ason and as Alexander Assone (ibid., p. 51, 62). Some Isons ere mentioned in latter half of sixteenth century as resident in and about Wick in Caithness. Alexander Ysoun in Lapok, Caithness, and William Ysoun, his son, were cruelly slain by Sutherlands in 1566 (RPC., I, p. 447). William Ysone, younger, was indweller in Weik, 1622 (ibid., XII, p. 651), and Agnes Isone is recorded in Thurso, 1662 (Caithness). Retween 1497—99 a man is referred to as Alexander Avisoun, Aysone, and Ayesoun (RSS., I, 111,113, 375). John Ayson witnessed sasine of lands of Balnacerd, 1514 (Grandtully, I, p. 48), Robert Aissoun was a notary in Crieff, 1607 (Laing, 1526), and Patrick Easone appears at Myln of Cragyvan, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 97). John Asson or Easson was member of Scots parliament for St. Andrews, 1681 (Hanna, II, p. 482). Aasone 1500, Asone 1498, Aysoune 1515, Ayssoun 1627; Aesone, Aison, Easson.
(English) 1 = Eason, q.v.
2 an assimilated form of Eston, q.v.
“Son of Adam” in Old Scots. Originally Ayson.
A corruption of Easton.
From Esson, Normandy. William de Esson occurs in the Duchy, c. 1200 (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v.).
Esson Demographics
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Esson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Esson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Esson (Russian: Эссон) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Essón. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Esson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 94,490th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,445,081 people. The surname Esson is primarily found in Africa, where 39 percent of Esson reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Esson is also the 271,411th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 896 people.
The last name Esson is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Barring Ghana this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Scotland, where 12 percent are found.
Esson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Esson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 313 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Esson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Esson last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Esson surname are 11.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.09% being registered with the political party.
The amount Esson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.2% more than the national average, earning R 404,460 per year; in United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $45,494 CAD per year.
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Esson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Esson in the Russian language | ||
| Эссон | esson | - |
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