Filson Surname

139,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Filson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Filson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8301:198,06519,512
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Canada1941:189,92618,713
England1311:425,32928,711
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Filson (286) may also be a first name.

Filson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Filson (Russian: Фильсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,425th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,273,096 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Filson reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Filson is also the 523,065th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 286 people.

Filson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,830 people, or 1 in 198,065. In The United States Filson is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 10 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Filson exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Filson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Filson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filson surname increased 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,620 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 925 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Filson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Filson last name is predominantly Presbyterian (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Filson last name are 21.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Filson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $47,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fillson923/
Filleson860/
Felson83666/
Filsan83126/
Filsom836/
Filjon834/
Filsen833/
Filzon832/
Fleson831/
Filsonova801/
Philson771,285/
Filzone777/
Felscon774/
Fislzon774/
Fielsen772/
Felsone771/
Filsien771/
Feulson770/
Flcon732/
Felleson7129/
Vihlsson719/
Filgioun715/
Fllesgon711/
Felssone710/
Vilsan671,563/
Felsen67734/
Filcan67434/
Filzen67376/
Vilsen67219/
Filcun67102/
Felcon6746/
Filzan6736/
Flæsen6729/
Fölsen6727/
Fellesson6723/
Philleson6712/
Flesan673/
Felsan671/
Vilzon671/
Filjan671/
Felsom670/

Filson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Filson in the Russian language
Фильсонfilson-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Filson
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