McKerson Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

McKerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McKerson Last Name Facts

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

McKerson is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname McKerson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of McKerson reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States McKerson is primarily found in: Oklahoma, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States McKerson exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent live.

McKerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKerson surname rose 112 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKerson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the McKerson last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKerson last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount McKerson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.15% less than the national average, earning R 163,620 per year and in United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,330 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKerrson940/
McEherson824/
McCherson823/
McCorson750/
McGirson750/
McCersen750/
McGirsson712/
McKerchan711/
McKirshan710/
McCorsson710/
McCorsen630/
McCarssen590/
McCarsahn590/
McKercham590/

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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 McKerson
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