Jonesson Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jonesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jonesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden211:468,89333,666
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Jonesson (40) may also be a first name.

Jonesson Last Name Facts

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

Jonesson is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jonesson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Jonesson reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 40 people.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 468,893. In Sweden it is most common in: Gävleborg County, where 67 percent live, Stockholm County, where 24 percent live and Halland County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Jonesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jonesson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jonesson surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jonesson
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