Israelson Surname

305,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Israelson Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Descendant of Israel (champion of God).

Israelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8701:416,61936,159
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Canada941:391,97434,739
Israel891:96,15311,162
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Denmark191:297,09021,940
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Israelson (62) may also be a first name.

Israelson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) Descendant of Israel (champion of God).

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

Israelson Last Name Facts

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

Israelson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Israelson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 305,241st most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,877,053 people. The last name Israelson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Israelson are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 62 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 870 people, or 1 in 416,619. In The United States Israelson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Israelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Israelson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Israelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Israelson are 39.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.63% registered with the party.

The amount Israelson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $53,139 CAD per year.

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