Persson Surname

4,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

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.

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Persson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden107,0591:928
United States3,1121:116,47112,556
Denmark2,9141:1,937137
Norway1,7701:2,905258
Canada5441:67,7317,803
Thailand5431:130,08919,796
Germany4221:190,77122,122
England4091:136,23013,344
Brazil2231:959,97534,174
Australia2021:133,64214,486
New Zealand1991:22,7553,990
Spain1851:252,71416,124
Estonia1691:7,8211,013
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Finland971:56,6676,661
Iran891:862,72542,012
Israel841:101,87711,676
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Poland801:475,10947,696
France601:1,107,045119,335
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Japan521:2,458,54430,480
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Faroe Islands421:1,167146
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Malta301:14,342837
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Chile231:765,93416,989
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
China201:68,366,0783,721
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Austria131:655,03358,041
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

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.

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

(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Per (rock); descendant of little Pierre (rock); the parish priest.

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

The son of Pierre.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Pierre—son, the son of Pierre or Peter.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehrsson931,230/
Phersson9350/
Pearsson9321/
Piersson9315/
Perssion935/
Peirsson931/
Perrsson931/
Person9225,400/
Pearson86241,783/
Pierson8649,626/
Pehrson863,438/
Peirson862,089/
Persoon861,721/
Pherson86765/
Peerson86524/
Persohn86497/
Perszon86164/
Persone86124/
Pershon86111/
Pärsson8696/
Persion8657/
Petrson8646/
Perssen8630/
Perrson8627/
Personn8624/
Perhson8617/
Persong8614/
Perssom866/
Persyon866/
Pesrson863/
Peurson862/
Persond862/
Pyrsson861/
Pirsson861/
Perssan861/
Persoin861/
Personne801,478/
Perschon80582/
Phearson80103/
Persoone8073/
Pierrson808/
Petrrson805/
Pearsone803/
Peasrson803/
Peahrson802/
Pearsion802/
Pehrshon802/
Ppearson801/
Pearsonh801/
Pearsoon801/
Peherson801/
Pershohn801/
Petrsion801/
Peurssen801/
Pearscon801/
Peersoon801/
Poirsson801/
Ppierson800/
Pettrson800/
Pershong800/
Pherrson800/
Pehrsont800/
Pehrssun800/
Phierson800/
Pehrssen800/
Pearsosn800/
Pirson774,105/
Persen771,192/
Persan77760/
Persun77356/
Perzon77109/
Pärson7782/
Perßon7758/
Persom7753/
Peršon7734/
Persén7721/
Perjon7720/
Percon7718/
Persán774/
Pyrson771/
Personová7567/
Personova7528/
D'Pierson752/
Poirson712,501/
Persand711,369/
Persian711,062/
Persuhn71548/
Pearzon71193/
Peersen71158/
Perdjon71156/
Pershan71141/
Persant7182/
Persang7164/
Perchon7160/
Pershun7143/
Pehrsen7142/
Piersen7137/
Persien7122/
Pearsen7119/
Persane7118/
Perjoon7118/
Pehrßon7114/
Pearsom7111/
Petrsen7110/
Persionova719/
Pearsan718/
Pehrzon718/
Perszen715/
Pairson714/
Pearsonová713/
Phersen713/
Persund713/
Pyorson712/
Pirrson712/
Pierzon712/
Persunh712/
Pearxon711/
Peersan711/
Peircon711/
Persann711/
Pihrson711/
Persune711/
Peursen711/
Pirsion711/
Pirsohn711/
Pirsoon711/
Phersom711/
Pearcon710/
Piersan710/
Peirsen710/
Phirson710/
Peirsom710/
Phersan710/
Piersun710/
Persung710/
Pearsun710/
Pergion710/
Puirson710/
Pershand672/
Perschan671/
Poisrson671/
Pearsand671/
Perchoon671/
Perschun671/
Pershang671/
Pershuhn671/
Phairson671/
Petrsung671/
Pearshan670/

Persson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persson in the Russian language
Перссонpersson-
Persson in the Arabic language
برسونbrswn-

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Persson Reference & Research

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