Oreson Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Oreson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oreson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Oreson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oreson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Oreson are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Oreson is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 39 percent reside, New York, where 39 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside.

Oreson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oreson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oreson Last Name Statistics demography

Oreson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $31,778 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 Oreson
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