Merson Surname
Approximately 4,053 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameMerson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,306 | 1:157,181 | 16,061 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 348 | 1:160,109 | 15,012 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| France | 131 | 1:507,044 | 70,604 |
| Scotland | 119 | 1:44,990 | 4,039 |
| New Zealand | 96 | 1:47,170 | 7,685 |
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 195 | 1:19,196 | 1,951 |
| England | 144 | 1:169,273 | 14,363 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
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).
Merson Demographics
Average Merson Salary in
United States
$49,740 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merson (Russian: Мерсон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merson? popularity and diffusion
Merson is the 114,083rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,798,062 people. The last name Merson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Merson are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 191,769th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 1,621 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,306 people, or 1 in 157,181. In The United States Merson is mostly found in: Maryland, where 44 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 45 countries. It is also found 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 bearing the Merson last name 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 bearing the Merson surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Merson surname are 14.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.89% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merson in the Russian language | ||
| Мерсон | merson | - |
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