Mortenson Surname

77,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Mortenson Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Morten (from Mars, the god of war).

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Mortenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8841:61,6017,218
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Australia441:613,53943,545
England341:1,638,76668,634
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Wales41:773,63329,106
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:130,10012,482

Mortenson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Morten (from Mars, the god of war).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Meaning literally "the son of Morton". This surname, like many others ending with "-son" is a relic of the naming system where men would give their first name and follow it with a surname based on their lineage. It is common in Scandinavian counties, with one of the most well known examples being the exploring father and son duo Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson. The feminine version was literally "the daughter of X", such as Mortensdatter or Eriksdatter.

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Mortenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortenson (Russian: Мортенсон) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortenson? popularity and diffusion

Mortenson is the 77,690th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,157,672 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Mortenson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Mortenson is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,884 people, or 1 in 61,601. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Utah, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Mortenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mortenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mortenson surname grew 1,524 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mortenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mortenson surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mortenson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $45,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $44,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mortenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mortenson in the Russian language
Мортенсонmortenson-

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