MacKerson Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Niger

MacKerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacKerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

MacKerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacKerson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacKerson? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacKerson is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name MacKerson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of MacKerson reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname MacKerson is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States MacKerson is most common in: Tennessee, where 50 percent reside, South Carolina, where 19 percent reside and Minnesota, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.

MacKerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacKerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacKerson surname rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacKerson Last Name Statistics demography

MacKerson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning $25,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makerson9431/
Maskerson891/
Mockerson890/
MacCerson890/
MacHearson841/
Mckarson8217/
McHerson827/
Maquerson780/
McArson753/
McCarson711,054/
Mokhirzhon532/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 MacKerson
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