MacPerson Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Estonia

MacPerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacPerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacPerson (14) may also be a first name.

MacPerson Last Name Facts

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

MacPerson is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacPerson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of MacPerson are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

MacPerson is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada MacPerson is mostly concentrated in: Alberta, where 43 percent live, New Brunswick, where 29 percent live and Ontario, where 29 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

MacPerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of MacPerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the MacPerson last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacPerson Last Name Statistics demography

MacPerson earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $52,434 CAD per year.

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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 MacPerson
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