Lawsson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Benin

Lawsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lawsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawsson is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawsson? popularity and diffusion

Lawsson is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lawsson live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lawsson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Lawsson is most numerous in: Virginia, where 67 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 33 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.

Lawsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lawsson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawsson last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawson92235,809/
Lafsson86183/
Llawson8612/
Labsson865/
Lowsson863/
Lawwson863/
Lawsone863/
Lhawson862/
Lavwson862/
Lawsomn861/
Leawson861/
Laswson861/
Lawsion861/
Lawsong861/
Lawsonn861/
Lawsoon861/
Laawson861/
Lawssen860/
Lawshon860/
Lauwson860/
D'Lawson804/
Lawsonne802/
Labson772,061/
Lowson771,501/
Lawsen77115/
Lawsom7731/
Lawsan7716/
Lawzon778/
Lavson778/
Lafson770/
Lawsonová753/
Laibson71114/
Louwson7122/
Lawsane715/
Lowsong711/
Liabson711/
Layfson711/
Leavson710/
Laffson710/
Laivson710/
Lafssen710/
Leifsson67446/
Leivsson679/
Leafsong672/
Laifeson671/
Lhawsang671/
Liawsung671/
Lavsione670/

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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 Lawsson
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