Mortison Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mortison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Mortison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortison occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mortison click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortison? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Mortison live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,227,077. In Australia Mortison is most frequent in: Victoria, where 82 percent reside and Queensland, where 18 percent reside. Barring Australia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Mortison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mortison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mortison Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mortison earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,662 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 Mortison
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