Mortonson Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Mortonson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortonson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
England391:1,428,66862,556
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Mortonson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortonson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortonson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mortonson reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Mortonson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 29 percent reside, Illinois, where 26 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Mortonson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mortonson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mortonson last name rose 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mortonson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mortonson last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Mortonson earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 35.57% more than the national average, earning R 322,164 per year and in United States they earn 33.63% more than the national average, earning $57,662 USD 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 Mortonson
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