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

The surname Person (Arabic: إنسان) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Peršon. For other potential spellings of Person click here.

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

It is the 21,455^th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 286,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Person are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Person is also the 265,766^th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 927 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 17,130 people, or 1 in 21,159. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Person is found in 119 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Person Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Person has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Person surname grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 48 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Person Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Person surname is principally Anglican (72%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Person last name are 2.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Person earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning 340,211 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.33% less than the national average, earning R 137,040 per year; in United States they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $38,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $47,534 CAD per year.