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

The last name Gustafson (Russian: Густафсон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustafson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,123rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 170,585 people. Gustafson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Gustafson are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 76 people.

The last name Gustafson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 38,118 people, or 1 in 9,509. In The United States Gustafson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States Gustafson occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Gustafson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Gustafson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gustafson are 7.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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