Mapson Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Mapson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel' (compare Mapleson), from nick. Mab (sharpened to Map), whence diminutive Mabbin (sharpened to Mappin). A Yorkshire surname, where Mabel was particularly popular; v. Mabb and Mabson.

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Mapson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:842,92864,333
England2001:278,59021,737
Australia1281:210,90420,401
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Canada551:669,92054,285
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Grenada341:3,192489
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Guam11:160,1214,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Mapson (46) may also be a first name.

Mapson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mabel' (compare Mapleson), from nick. Mab (sharpened to Map), whence diminutive Mabbin (sharpened to Mappin). A Yorkshire surname, where Mabel was particularly popular; v. Mabb and Mabson. Thus Nob, from Oliver, became Nopps and Nopson.

1585. John Mapes add Ann Cater: Marriage Lic. (London).

1647. Married — Thomas Mapsonne to Elizabeth Border: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1722. Baptised — Ann, d. Richard Mapp: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1737. — Mary, d. John Mapson: ibid. ii. 33-i.

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

William Maubeysin, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Michael Maubuisson, Normandy, t. Henry V. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 244).

The Norman People (1874)

Mapson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapson? popularity and diffusion

Mapson is the 359,182nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. Mapson is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Mapson live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 46 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 842,928. In The United States Mapson is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, Alabama, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Mapson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mapson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mapson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mapson surname are 3.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mapson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.68% more than the national average, earning R 303,408 per year; in United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.39% more than the national average, earning $50,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maipson9215/
Mappson923/
Maypson920/
Maipsong861/
Mabson83263/
Mopson8312/
Mapsen832/
Mapsom831/
Mabsion771/
Mavsson771/
Mapchon771/
Mapshane716/
Mavsan6734/
Movson6724/
Mabsun6711/
Mobson676/
Mabsen674/
Mabsom671/
Mapshanova631/
Mopchon62158/
Mapchan6220/
Movshon6211/
Mavshan626/
Mohbson621/
Moubson620/
Mapchhan571/
Mhapchand531/
Mahabsank531/
Mabzun504/
Mopsum504/
Movzon503/
Movzan502/
Mabsam501/

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