Fearson Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fearson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fearson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Fearson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fearson is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fearson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fearson is the 1,048,281st most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Fearson live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fearson is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 18 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Fearson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fearson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fearson surname increased 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fearson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fearson last name are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fearson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,952 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fearsonn932/
Farson92977/
Ferson92843/
Farsoun8682/
Fierson8672/
Feirson8612/
Fairson8611/
Ferrson8611/
Fahrson8610/
Vearson862/
Faerson862/
Pfarson862/
Fersgon861/
Fershon861/
Fearsen861/
Fearsom861/
Farscon861/
Farshon861/
Farsion861/
Farrson860/
Foerson860/
Fersuon860/
Fuerson860/
Farschon80131/
Phearson80103/
Fajerson8056/
Faierson8014/
Farssoun801/
Foierson800/
Feyerson800/
Fethrson800/
Farsan771,459/
Farjon77909/
Fersan77420/
Farcon77352/
Farsen77274/
Fersen77105/
Farsun7777/
Farzon7760/
Firson7750/
Ferzon7714/
Farsén779/
Fercon774/
Farsom773/
Fyrson771/
Fersán771/
Fajersson75170/
Fuggerson7515/
Fersonova757/
Fägersson755/
Farsonova752/
Faurschon751/
Faggerson750/
Foggerson750/
Farsian711,244/
Farsang711,234/
Pherson71765/
Farshan71600/
Farsane71512/
Farsund71200/
Fargion71122/
Fehrsen71113/
Vahrson7170/
Vershon7168/
Farseen7141/
Farjoun7139/
Fourson7118/
Version7110/
Varsson718/
Farsand718/
Pharson717/
Feirsen716/
Farzone716/
Faråsen714/
Farzoon713/
Versson712/
Faircon712/
Fergion712/
Ferchon712/
Ferseen711/
Firscon711/
Varshon711/
Verhson711/
Farzond711/
Farjuon711/
Ferjoun711/
Farshom711/
Fersien710/
Fergione6792/
Phersson6750/
Farchone6728/
Farshand6716/
Feyersen678/
Fejersen674/
Fardjoun672/
Ferdjoun672/
Feiersen671/
Farshang671/
Farssane671/
Fuehrsen671/
Farshoum671/
Phairson671/
Farschom670/
Pherrson670/
Phierson670/
Ferggion670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fearson
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