Margerison Surname

344,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Margerison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the popular pet form Margery. Careless pronunciation has in course of time brought about the corrupted forms; v. Margery.

Robert Marjorison, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Margerison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6011:92,7099,939
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Canada841:438,63838,170
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Wales211:147,35910,403
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5551:43,9205,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Margerison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the popular pet form Margery. Careless pronunciation has in course of time brought about the corrupted forms; v. Margery.

Robert Marjorison, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Marjorison, 1379: ibid.

Roger Margeryson, 1379: ibid.

1619. Griffin Margison and Anstis Hall: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1716. Baptised — Elenor, d. Richard Margeson: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

Margery’s Son: v. Margery

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Female Christian Names. See also Gerison.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Margerison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Margerison is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Margerison? popularity and diffusion

Margerison is the 344,624th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,855,641 people. Margerison is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Margerison live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 92,709. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 23 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England Margerison is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Margerison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Margerison has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,744 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Margerison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Margerison surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Margerison earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning R 172,860 per year; in United States they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $49,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margerrison95151/
Margerisson950/
Meargerison950/
Margherison950/
Margereson9087/
Marjerison9064/
Marjerrison86167/
Morerison841/
Margireson800/
Morirrison701/

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