Homsey Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Homsey Surname User-submission:
It means 'dweller of Homs' and is originally from Syria. Most Homseys in the US are from Marjayoun, Lebanon and identify as Lebanese. Most immigrated to the United States over 100 years ago during the wave of Christian persecution under the Ottoman Empire.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 496 | 1:730,764 | 57,356 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Homsey Surname Meaning
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It means 'dweller of Homs' and is originally from Syria. Most Homseys in the US are from Marjayoun, Lebanon and identify as Lebanese. Most immigrated to the United States over 100 years ago during the wave of Christian persecution under the Ottoman Empire.
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Homsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Homsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Homsey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Homsey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Homsey is the 585,898th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Homsey are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 730,764. In The United States it is most common in: Oklahoma, where 14 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Homsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Homsey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Homsey surname rose 24,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Homsey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Homsey last name are 17.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.66% registered to vote for the political party.
Homsey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $42,773 USD per year.
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