Parkerson Surname

155,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,824 people bear this surname

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

Parkerson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter' (v. Parkin); compare Patterson for Pattinson, or Catterson for Cattinson. Of course, it may be 'the son of the parker' (v. Parker), and belong to a small class of which Smithson, Wrightson, Taylorson, or Hindson are prominent members.

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Parkerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6901:134,74314,111
South Africa651:833,50355,653
England331:1,688,42669,999
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4851:103,54410,448

Parkerson (49) may also be a first name.

Parkerson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Peter' (v. Parkin); compare Patterson for Pattinson, or Catterson for Cattinson. Of course, it may be 'the son of the parker' (v. Parker), and belong to a small class of which Smithson, Wrightson, Taylorson, or Hindson are prominent members. But the baptismal derivation is the more probable.

1737. Married — Richard Cook and Margaret Parkerson: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The Parker’s Son: v. Parker.

There may have been some confusion with Parkisson, Parkinson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of a Parker: so Wrightson, Smithson, &c.; perhaps, however, a corruption of Parkinson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Parkerson Last Name Facts

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

Parkerson (Arabic: باركرسون) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkerson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 155,247th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,580,576 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Parkerson reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 49 people.

Parkerson is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,690 people, or 1 in 134,743. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Parkerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parkerson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parkerson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Parkerson surname are 23.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.11% registered with the party.

The amount Parkerson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.68% less than the national average, earning R 178,992 per year and in United States they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $38,916 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parkerson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkerson in the Arabic language
باركرسونbarkrswn-

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Parkerson Reference & Research

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

Parkison 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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