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

Fearson is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fearson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,048,281st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Fearson reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fearson is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 1,632,698. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 18 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found 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 occurrence 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 contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fearson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fearson surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fearson last name are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.79% being registered with the 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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