Measor Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Measor Surname Definition:

Old Scottish, meassour, a macebearer-one who carries the mace before persons in authority-hodie, a macer. Jamieson.

Measor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4581:121,65512,294
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Canada481:767,61660,775
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Measor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Old Scottish, meassour, a macebearer-one who carries the mace before persons in authority-hodie, a macer. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gilbert and William Masuer, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de Masura 1198 (Ibid.). Geoffry le Massor, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Measor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Measor is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Measor? popularity and diffusion

Measor is the 518,760th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. The surname Measor occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Measor are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 121,655. In England it is most common in: Durham, where 29 percent reside, West Sussex, where 12 percent reside and Essex, where 12 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Measor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Measor has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 716 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 582 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Measor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Measor surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Measor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.84% less than the national average, earning $33,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehasor921/
Measore920/
Measorr920/
Meassor920/
Masor911,318/
Mesor9195/
Mehassor861/
Masoor831,204/
Mashor83801/
Masore83679/
Masour83259/
Masior83158/
Masorp8395/
Madsor8390/
Masorz8369/
Mesore8366/
Messor8349/
Massor8341/
Maisor8332/
Maasor8313/
Mhasor8312/
Mahsor8311/
Measar8310/
Meesor837/
Maszor836/
Masuor835/
Maesor835/
Maysor834/
Mesour834/
Masord833/
Meshor833/
Mascor832/
Mausor832/
Meisor832/
Masoir832/
Metsor832/
Mesior832/
Masjor832/
Meacor831/
Masort831/
Mesorh831/
Ma'sor831/
Mazsor831/
Mesorr831/
Matsor831/
Medsor830/
Mexsor830/
Mashoor771,891/
Mashhor771,138/
Messore771,116/
Mashour77556/
Mashore77493/
Massour77434/
Messour77355/
Massoor77180/
Measure77107/
Mashoer7763/
Mehasar7751/
Massore7729/
Mahsour7722/
Massorz7718/
Massoir7715/
Maysour7714/
Maisoor7711/
Messord778/
Masjour776/
Mausour774/
Mhadsor774/
Myashor773/
Mausior773/
Maysoor773/
Maisour773/
Mausoor772/
Maisore772/
Masoure772/
Maasour772/
Meshore772/
Mehsour772/
Masshor772/
Maysore771/
Mayasor771/
Medsord771/
Meyasar771/
Messoer771/
Masiore771/
Mash'or771/
Mahshor771/
Miesoor771/
Meesour771/
Maschor771/
Masootr771/
Masourd771/
Maishor771/
Massort770/
Messoir770/
Meissor770/
Major73109,190/
Masar7316,269/
Masur737,115/
Mazor733,930/
Macor732,935/
Mesar732,873/
Mezar732,144/
Masár731,871/
Mejar73839/
Mejor73623/
Mesur73161/
Maxor73147/
Mesár7391/
Mecar7382/
Misor7372/
Mysor7351/
Mezor7313/
Mačor7313/
Mecor7311/
Mešar739/
Mećar737/
Masór734/
Mečar732/
Mashhour7121,072/
Mashhoor711,094/
Maissour71686/
Mayssour71239/
Mashgour7147/
Mahshour7138/
Mashhore7124/
Masorova7123/
Masshoor7117/
Massoure7115/
Mehashar716/
Mayosore715/
Mathshor715/
Masshour713/
Mehassar713/
Maissore713/
Mayasore712/
Mahsoore711/
Mashgoor711/
Mehasure711/
Messorre711/
Maahsoor711/
Maschour711/
Mashouhr711/
Matsoure711/
Meggisor711/
Meyassar711/
Mayshore711/
Mashoore711/
Maussour711/
Maehshor711/
Mahasord711/
Maushore710/
Meashure710/
Massar676,099/
Masure674,176/
Maasar673,957/
Masare673,651/
Mashar672,866/
Mysore672,666/
Majour672,638/
Messar672,535/
Mesare672,494/
Mesgar672,236/
Majoor672,016/
Meizar671,337/
Mashur671,108/
Masiar671,079/
Mahsar671,025/
Myszor67985/
Mesure67940/
Maisur67898/
Masuhr67868/
Mysior67848/
Misior67832/
Mazour67824/
Mezhar67821/
Mezard67761/
Matsur67748/
Mazoir67735/
Mezzar67711/
Mishor67478/
Mausar67418/
Madsar67379/
Maisar67348/
Meisar67328/
Meszar67249/
Masarh67221/
Metsar67216/
Mezour67214/
Matsar67213/
Macior67181/
Mascar67178/
Myasar67148/
Missor67144/
Mechar67131/
Mazoor67128/
Machor67126/
Mysoor67123/
Madcor67122/
Massur67117/
Mazore67114/
Meshar67112/
Macoir67112/
Mehsar67108/
Meciar6783/
Meezar6780/
Medjor6779/
Majohr6774/
Masjar6769/
Masgar6768/
Mesiar6765/
Majhor6759/
Maesar6755/
Mechor6753/
Maysar6752/
Magior6749/
Mahsur6746/
Mesard6745/
Masiur6736/
Mezgar6735/
Mesjar6733/
Masarz6732/
Mezare6730/
Maucor6730/
Misore6729/
Masaur6729/
Meesar6728/
Maszar6726/
Metsur6724/
Meysar6723/
Mezoor6723/
Maijor6721/
Mazhor6721/
Meszár6721/
Madjor6719/
Mayjor6717/
Mejard6717/
Mashorova6717/
Messur6717/
Masjur6717/
Macour6717/
Maysur6716/
Masart6715/
Mezore6715/
Masuir6714/
Maazor6714/
Misour6713/
Meezor6713/
Mesuur6713/
Maezar6712/
Masgur6712/
Massár6712/
Mazsar6712/
Mhesar6711/
Misorz6711/
Mhasur6710/
Mehsur679/
Mausur678/
Meziar677/
Masarr676/
Masard676/
Masaar676/
Mescar676/
Meshur675/
Myesur675/
Mejaar675/
Metjar675/
Maesur674/
Matjor674/
Massorova674/
Mousor674/
Maasur673/
Madsur673/
Mhasar673/
Meseur673/
Maajor673/
Massourre673/
Masáre673/
Mehashare672/
Majjor672/
Majorh672/
Masuur672/
Medjar672/
Majoir672/
Marzor672/
Maycor672/
Mesart671/
Mazort671/
Masahr671/
Mezhor671/
Meijar671/
Mejoir671/
Mmasur671/
Maseur671/
Moezar671/
Mezaãr671/
Mezaïr671/
Maszur671/
Massór671/
Maxhor671/
Majuor671/
Mazsár671/
Meujor671/
Mezoir671/
Mezord671/
Mezarh671/
Miasar671/
Miszor671/
Misoir671/
Mejjor671/
Mesaur671/
Mmajor671/
Meixar671/
Meijor671/
Masarp671/
Mezaar671/
Midsor671/
Medcar670/
Meisur670/
Mitsor670/
Maxour670/
MacOor670/
Mecarr670/
Maujor670/

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