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 is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Merchison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merchison? popularity and diffusion

Merchison is the 2,979,664th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Merchison is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merchison reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common 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 live, North Carolina, where 27 percent live and South Carolina, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent live.

Merchison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merchison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merchison surname rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merchison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merchison surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the 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
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  • 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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