Parkison Surname

280,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname

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

Parkison Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant, or son of, Parkin, a pet form of Peter (rock).

Parkison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3661:265,34324,986
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:160,95714,692

Parkison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant, or son of, Parkin, a pet form of Peter (rock).

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

Parkison Last Name Facts

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

Parkison (Russian: Паркисон) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Parkison is the 280,304th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,288,495 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Parkison are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,366 people, or 1 in 265,343. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Indiana, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Parkison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parkison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parkison surname rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parkison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Parkison surname are 22.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.72% being registered to vote for the party.

Parkison earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $42,316 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkisson9427/
Parkeson889/
Parkisen880/
Parketson821/
Parkishan821/
Parkeesong781/
Parkesan750/
Parkyshan717/
Parchisan711/
Pearceson710/
Porceson631/
Peirceson597/
Parquizan591/
Porcheson590/

Parkison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkison in the Russian language
Паркисонparkison-

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Parkison 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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Footnotes

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