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 surname Mortonson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mortonson.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortonson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mortonson is the 1,227,038th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Mortonson is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Mortonson are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 29 percent live, Illinois, where 26 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Mortonson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mortonson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mortonson surname expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mortonson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mortonson are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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