Gasperson Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gasperson Surname User-submission:

Gasperson is a Norse surname, which means 'son of Gasper' (or Casper). Gasper means 'bold' or 'courageous'.

Gasperson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:823,77063,181
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Gasperson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gasperson is a Norse surname, which means 'son of Gasper' (or Casper). Gasper means 'bold' or 'courageous'.

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Gasperson Last Name Facts

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

Gasperson (Russian: Гасперсон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gasperson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gasperson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 668,257th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Gasperson live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gasperson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 823,770. In The United States Gasperson is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 46 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Gasperson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gasperson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gasperson last name expanded 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gasperson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gasperson surname are 34.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.42% being registered with the political party.

Gasperson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $36,401 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gasperson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gasperson in the Russian language
Гасперсонgasperson-

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