Merchison Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Merchison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merchison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Merchison Last Name Facts

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

Merchison occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merchison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merchison is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merchison live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Merchison is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 42 percent reside, North Carolina, where 27 percent reside and South Carolina, where 15 percent reside. Not including The United States Merchison exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside.

Merchison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merchison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merchison surname rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merchison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merchison last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merchison earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $38,986 CAD per year.

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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 Merchison
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