View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Karlson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Karlson (Russian: Карлсон) is most common in The United States. It may occur as: Karlsoń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Karlson is the 96,669^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,481,811 people. Karlson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Karlson live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 372,822^nd most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 514 people.

The last name Karlson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,471 people, or 1 in 146,685. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Karlson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Karlson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karlson surname increased 2,423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,040 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karlson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karlson last name are 6.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karlson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning 289,169 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.41% more than the national average, earning R 445,368 per year; in United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,716 CAD per year.