Gustafson Surname

13,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gustafson Surname Definition:

(Swedish) The son of Gustav (Goth’s staff).

Gustafson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,1181:9,5091,157
Canada1,7721:20,7932,870
Sweden1,3841:7,115654
Denmark2411:23,4222,389
Norway2161:23,8073,131
Australia2011:134,30714,542
England1751:318,38923,763
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Finland131:422,82327,659
Wales91:343,83718,086
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7441:67,4987,326

Gustafson (76) may also be a first name.

Gustafson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) The son of Gustav (Goth’s staff).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gustafson Last Name Facts

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

Gustafson (Russian: Густафсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gustafson.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustafson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,123rd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 170,585 people. Gustafson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gustafson live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gustafson is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 76 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 38,118 people, or 1 in 9,509. In The United States Gustafson is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Gustafson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gustafson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,591 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gustafson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gustafson surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gustafson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning 307,565 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.68% more than the national average, earning R 415,116 per year; in United States they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $46,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gustafson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gustafson in the Russian language
Густафсонgustafson-

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Gustafson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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