Gearson Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Gearson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gearson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England101:5,571,806158,774
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Gearson (46) may also be a first name.

Gearson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gearson has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gearson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gearson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gearson is the 3,274,477th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Gearson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gearson are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 39 percent are found, Illinois, where 30 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Bahrain, where 3 percent are found.

Gearson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gearson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gearson last name grew 329 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gearson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gearson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Gearson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Gearson
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