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Where Does The Last Name Parkinson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Parkinson (Arabic: باركينسون, Russian: Паркинсон) has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant: Párkinson. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkinson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Parkinson is the 10,106^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 130,784 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Parkinson are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 601,629^th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 224 people.

The last name Parkinson is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 23,670 people, or 1 in 2,354. In England it is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 16 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Parkinson exists in 112 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Parkinson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Parkinson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Parkinson last name grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 101 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,026 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 501 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parkinson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Parkinson last name is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland and Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Parkinson last name are 15.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parkinson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning 309,681 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 153.58% more than the national average, earning R 602,604 per year; in United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,954 CAD per year.