Fawson Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Fawson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fawke'; v. Fawkes.

1675. Buried — Thomas Fawson: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1734. Baptised — Thomas, son of John Fasson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Fawson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:607,13449,332
England841:663,31038,317
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Fawson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fawke'; v. Fawkes.

1675. Buried — Thomas Fawson: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1734. Baptised — Thomas, son of John Fasson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Fawke’s Son: v. Fawkes, Foulkes.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fawson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fawson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fawson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 465,687th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. The last name Fawson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Fawson live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 597 people, or 1 in 607,134. In The United States Fawson is most frequent in: Utah, where 69 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States Fawson exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Fawson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fawson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fawson surname grew 1,990 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fawson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fawson surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fawson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $49,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fabson8317/
Fawsan8311/
Fawzon835/
Vawson834/
Fowson830/
Faibson7710/
Fawshan774/
Fhowson770/
Fawzen671/
Vavson671/
Fawcen670/
Vowson670/
Fowzoon622/
Phowson621/
Fahvsian571/
Favzan502/

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