Gholson Surname

136,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,298 people bear this surname

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

Gholson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gholson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2931:110,07011,996
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4551:110,37110,994

Gholson (11) may also be a first name.

Gholson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gholson is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gholson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,121st most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,209,686 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gholson live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gholson is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,293 people, or 1 in 110,070. In The United States Gholson is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Virginia, where 14 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Gholson occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Gholson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gholson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gholson last name grew 724 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gholson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gholson last name are 8.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.59% being registered with the political party.

Gholson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,679 USD per year.

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Gholson Reference & Research

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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 Gholson
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