Manderson Surname

117,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Manderson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Magnus.' A corruption of Magnusson. This surname comes from Shetland, where Manderson and Magnusson run side by side; v. Magnus. There need be no hesitation in accepting this solution.

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Manderson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9411:385,18533,941
Australia5531:48,8176,085
Jamaica5061:5,672725
England4971:112,10911,549
Canada4501:81,8799,127
New Zealand3071:14,7502,584
Scotland2821:18,9852,246
Cayman Islands2181:29348
Northern Ireland591:31,2723,207
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1761:21,2682,069
England921:264,95018,810
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Manderson (115) may also be a first name.

Manderson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Magnus.' A corruption of Magnusson. This surname comes from Shetland, where Manderson and Magnusson run side by side; v. Magnus. There need be no hesitation in accepting this solution. The corruption is of a most ordinary character.

1804. Married — William Manderson and Ann Maria Marsh: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Maunderson, q .v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Manderson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manderson is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manderson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Manderson is the 117,849th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,866,687 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Manderson are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Manderson is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 115 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 385,185. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 14 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.

Manderson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Manderson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Manderson surname grew 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 540 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manderson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Manderson surname are 14.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Manderson earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning R 254,256 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $51,992 CAD per year.

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