Persson Surname
Approximately 119,065 people bear this surname
Persson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Piers,' i.e. Peter; the French Pierre, Old English Pearse or Piers. I furnish examples only of the more peculiar spellings. The settled orthography is to all intents and purposes Pearson, and every register or directory has its instances.
Read More About This SurnamePersson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 107,059 | 1:92 | 8 |
| United States | 3,112 | 1:116,471 | 12,556 |
| Denmark | 2,914 | 1:1,937 | 137 |
| Norway | 1,770 | 1:2,905 | 258 |
| Canada | 544 | 1:67,731 | 7,803 |
| Thailand | 543 | 1:130,089 | 19,796 |
| Germany | 422 | 1:190,771 | 22,122 |
| England | 409 | 1:136,230 | 13,344 |
| Brazil | 223 | 1:959,975 | 34,174 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| New Zealand | 199 | 1:22,755 | 3,990 |
| Spain | 185 | 1:252,714 | 16,124 |
| Estonia | 169 | 1:7,821 | 1,013 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 1:154,928 | 23,054 |
| Finland | 97 | 1:56,667 | 6,661 |
| Iran | 89 | 1:862,725 | 42,012 |
| Israel | 84 | 1:101,877 | 11,676 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Argentina | 81 | 1:527,696 | 38,577 |
| Poland | 80 | 1:475,109 | 47,696 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Faroe Islands | 42 | 1:1,167 | 146 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Luxembourg | 22 | 1:26,388 | 4,799 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Iceland | 19 | 1:20,005 | 1,629 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Persson (42) may also be a first name.
Persson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Piers,' i.e. Peter; the French Pierre, Old English Pearse or Piers. I furnish examples only of the more peculiar spellings. The settled orthography is to all intents and purposes Pearson, and every register or directory has its instances.
Walter Peressone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard Peresone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Robertus Perisson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Agnes Pert, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henricus Pert, 1379: ibid.
1593. Buried — Emlyn Pearte, of plague: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1615. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard Pearte: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Per (rock); descendant of little Pierre (rock); the parish priest.
The son of Pierre.
Pierre—son, the son of Pierre or Peter.
Persson Demographics
Average Male Persson Height
177.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Persson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Persson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Persson (Arabic: برسون, Russian: Перссон) is most common in Sweden. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Persson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,738th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 61,206 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Persson are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 42 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 107,059 people, or 1 in 92. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 31 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.
Persson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Persson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Persson last name increased 10,039 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,090 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Persson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Persson surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Persson surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.41% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Persson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning 309,914 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.53% more than the national average, earning R 383,856 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $53,564 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Persson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Persson in the Russian language | ||
| Перссон | persson | - |
| Persson in the Arabic language | ||
| برسون | brswn | - |
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Persson Reference & Research
Pierson/Pearson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Pierson/Pearson 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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