Muirson Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Muirson Surname Definition:

Muir’s Son: v. Muir.

Muirson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Muirson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muir’s Son: v. Muir.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Muirson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muirson is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muirson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Muirson occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Muirson live; 98 percent live in Australasia and 98 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 49,221. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 58 percent are found, Canterbury Region, where 39 percent are found and Nelson, where 1 percent are found. Excluding New Zealand Muirson occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Muirson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Muirson has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Muirson last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirson92123/
Murson9224/
Mursone8681/
Meirson8653/
Mairson8649/
Mierson868/
Muerson861/
Mirsson861/
Maurson860/
Mourson860/
Murrson860/
Mirshon860/
Murshon860/
Maierson8059/
Meierson803/
Miershon802/
Meirsohn801/
Moursoun801/
Murssone801/
Mayurson800/
Miersson800/
Merson774,053/
Morson772,885/
Mirsan77164/
Mursan77126/
Mirzon7743/
Myrson7710/
Mirsun779/
Mursen776/
Mirsen773/
Murzon772/
Mursun772/
Mircon772/
Mirsom772/
Maiershon753/
Meirsonne752/
Mirsonova751/
Meggirson751/
Meiersone751/
Mershon712,507/
Myerson711,377/
Meerson71282/
Miersen7197/
Marsoun7193/
Marsoin7166/
Marshon7127/
Murzone7126/
Morrson7121/
Mirsant7121/
Murshan7115/
Meirzon7113/
Mirsane7113/
Mirzoyn7112/
Mirsian7112/
Meursen7110/
Moorson717/
Mersson716/
Mirshan715/
Mearson714/
Marrson714/
Maerson714/
Mayrson714/
Moerson714/
Mursian714/
Merszon714/
Mersion713/
Meyrson712/
Morsion712/
Marsion712/
Murchon711/
Myorson711/
Morsson711/
Ëmerson711/
Maurjon711/
Marsoon711/
Marszon711/
Mairsen711/
Mberson711/
Muersan711/
Mourjon711/
Mursahn711/
Mursaun711/
Mirscan711/
Mirzoin711/
Mersohn711/
Mersoun711/
Mirzone711/
Mursanh711/
Mitrsom711/
Mirsang711/
Merrson711/
Mirchon710/
Merscon710/
Meyerson673,300/
Mayerson67485/
Moursund67146/
Meersohn6797/
Merschon6751/
Morrsion6746/
Mayrsohn6737/
Mowerson6722/
Maursund678/
Mejerson677/
Mehrsson675/
Myersson673/
Majerson673/
Meershon672/
Moyerson672/
Murgione672/
Maersson672/
Meersond671/
Marrsson671/
Mirgione671/
Mershone671/
Moursand671/
Mursatin671/
Majorson671/
Marschon671/
Mairezon671/
Mirshank671/
Myyerson671/
Murshand671/
Mirshjan671/
Mershond670/
Morrsson670/
Myersohn670/
Moorrson670/
Murshann670/
Muerssen670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muirson
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