Gustavson Surname

120,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Gustavson Surname Definition:

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

Gustavson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3961:151,27715,542
Canada3941:93,51710,218
Norway2431:21,1622,737
Sweden1861:52,9404,092
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Australia851:317,59627,389
Peru751:423,78813,173
Denmark721:78,3997,655
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Finland421:130,87412,452
England411:1,358,97760,528
France331:2,012,810168,616
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Austria191:448,18144,644
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Gustavson (28) may also be a first name.

Gustavson 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

Gustavson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gustavson (Russian: Густавсон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gustavson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 120,175th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,908,734 people. Gustavson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gustavson are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,396 people, or 1 in 151,277. In The United States Gustavson is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Gustavson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gustavson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gustavson last name increased 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gustavson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gustavson surname are 3.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gustavson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning 319,508 kr per year; in Peru they earn 116.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,969 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $52,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gustavson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gustavson in the Russian language
Густавсонgustavson-

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Gustavson Reference & Research

Gustafson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gustafson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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