Malcomson Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Malcomson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malcomson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4241:854,85665,098
Northern Ireland1251:14,7602,025
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Australia951:284,16525,304
England811:687,87739,238
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Wales71:442,07621,198
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3561:12,4431,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland471:79,6434,400
England381:641,45731,575
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Malcomson Last Name Facts

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

Malcomson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malcomson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malcomson is the 391,801st most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,070,372 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Malcomson live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 854,856. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Malcomson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malcomson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malcomson surname increased 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Malcomson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Malcomson last name is primarily Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Malcomson surname are 3.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Malcomson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 706.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 156,384 per year; in South Africa they earn 125.33% more than the national average, earning R 535,476 per year; in United States they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $41,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $52,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malcomnson9537/
Malcommson951/
Malchomson950/
Malconson891/
Malsomson891/
Malcomsom891/
Malcamson890/
Molcomson890/
Malkomsen788/
Malconcon783/
Malsomsang7421/
Malcansen670/
Moolkamsan531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malcomson
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