Nathanson Surname

99,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Nathanson Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Nathan (gift of God).

Nathanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3461:108,32611,850
Israel7351:11,6431,787
Canada2251:163,75816,499
England1471:379,03426,619
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Sweden691:142,70710,073
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
France291:2,290,439180,028
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Nathanson (23) may also be a first name.

Nathanson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Nathan (gift of God).

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) Nathan is the Biblical name of a prophet in the time of David.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Nathanson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nathanson is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nathanson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,067th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,523,954 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Nathanson live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name Nathanson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,346 people, or 1 in 108,326. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States Nathanson is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Nathanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nathanson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nathanson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nathanson are 39.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nathanson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.27% more than the national average, earning R 478,296 per year; in United States they earn 35.98% more than the national average, earning $58,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.49% more than the national average, earning $76,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Nathanson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis