Halvorson Surname

52,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,775 people bear this surname

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

Halvorson Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Halvor', Halvor being a common Scandinavian name. The surname changed from generation to generation, i.e. Halvor Omundson, Ingolf Halvorsen, Sven Ingolfson, etc.

Halvorson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6811:41,7535,121
Canada7731:47,6665,800
Australia1751:154,26116,255
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
England231:2,422,52489,093
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway71:734,61250,907
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5901:31,5843,804

Halvorson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Halvor', Halvor being a common Scandinavian name. The surname changed from generation to generation, i.e. Halvor Omundson, Ingolf Halvorsen, Sven Ingolfson, etc.

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Halvorson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halvorson is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halvorson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Halvorson is the 52,359th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 745,529 people. Halvorson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Halvorson reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 8,681 people, or 1 in 41,753. In The United States Halvorson is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 28 percent live, North Dakota, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Halvorson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Halvorson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Halvorson surname expanded 546 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halvorson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Halvorson last name are 0.049999999999997% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Halvorson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.85% less than the national average, earning 294,678 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.55% less than the national average, earning R 119,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $45,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $45,772 CAD per year.

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