Munson Surname

20,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,906 people bear this surname

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

Munson Surname Definition:

(Swedish, English, Norwegian) The son of Mans, a pet form of Magnus (great); the son of Mun, a pet form of Edmund (rich, protector).

Munson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,3431:14,8901,869
England1,3361:41,7055,341
Canada5081:72,5318,249
Australia3111:86,80310,027
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Wales401:77,3636,557
Chile221:800,74917,445
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China61:227,886,92811,701
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6581:37,0454,799
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9841:8,3921,085

Munson (224) may also be a first name.

Munson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, English, Norwegian) The son of Mans, a pet form of Magnus (great); the son of Mun, a pet form of Edmund (rich, protector).

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

Munson Last Name Facts

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

Munson (Bengali: মুনসন, Russian: Мунсон) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,328th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 270,852 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Munson are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Munson is also the 601,629th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 224 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 24,343 people, or 1 in 14,890. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Munson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Munson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munson surname grew 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Munson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Munson last name are 13.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Munson earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munsong92236/
Munsson923/
Mounson922/
Munsone921/
Munnson920/
Munzson920/
Munshon920/
Maunson920/
Munsion920/
Muinson920/
Munsiong867/
Mounsoun861/
Monson8317,922/
Munsan836,127/
Munzon832,126/
Munsen83464/
Munsom8391/
Munsun8314/
Mumson834/
Muncon833/
Munjon831/
Munxon831/
Muchinson809/
Mugginson806/
Mounsoune803/
Munsonová802/
Mautinson802/
Munzone77588/
Munsang77481/
Monsion77277/
Monsson77179/
Monsoon7792/
Munjone7750/
Meunsan7717/
Munsung7716/
Moonson7714/
Munjong7714/
Mounsan7710/
Mounzon777/
Munchon777/
Meunsen773/
Munshan772/
Munzong771/
Maunsom771/
Meunsom771/
Mungion771/
Monshon771/
Monnson770/
Munssen770/
Munshun770/
Monsoin770/
Munshousin750/
Mounzoun7115/
Munchong719/
Moonsoon714/
Mungione712/
Maunsang712/
Maunsung712/
Meunsang712/
Muhnjong711/
Mounsane711/
Meunchon711/
Hmunsang711/
Mheunsan711/
Musenzon711/
Hmunjong711/
Monsen675,001/
Monsan671,061/
Muncan67450/
Munjan67116/
Monsén6772/
Munzen6718/
Munjun678/
Munzón678/
Monsón676/
Monsão675/
Munzan672/
Munsum672/
Munzun672/
Munjongue672/
Mónzon672/
Munsam672/
Muncen671/
Munção671/
Monsèn671/
Meunchong671/
Munsem670/

Munson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munson in the Bengali language
মুনসনmunasana-
Munson in the Russian language
Мунсонmunson-

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Munson Reference & Research

Munson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Munson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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