Merson Surname

114,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Merson Surname Definition:

MERSON, Mearson: Peter Merson is in record in the parish of Dumbennan, 1716 (SCM., IV, p. 170), Patrick Merson was gunsmith to the Gartly Company of Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 25), and George Merson from King Edwerd served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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Merson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3061:157,18116,061
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England3481:160,10915,012
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Canada1531:240,82122,946
France1311:507,04470,604
Scotland1191:44,9904,039
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
India191:40,371,862445,856
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Wales51:618,90625,852
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Armenia31:976,72713,552
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1951:19,1961,951
England1441:169,27314,363
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Merson (1,621) may also be a first name.

Merson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MERSON, Mearson: Peter Merson is in record in the parish of Dumbennan, 1716 (SCM., IV, p. 170), Patrick Merson was gunsmith to the Gartly Company of Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 25), and George Merson from King Edwerd served in the first Great War (Turriff).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Merson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merson (Russian: Мерсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Merson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,083rd most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,798,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Merson live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 191,769th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,621 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,306 people, or 1 in 157,181. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 44 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Merson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merson surname increased 1,601 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Merson last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merson surname are 14.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Merson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.54% less than the national average, earning R 124,668 per year; in United States they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning $49,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.43% more than the national average, earning $63,807 CAD per year.

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Merson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merson in the Russian language
Мерсонmerson-

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