Ratterson Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Ratterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ratterson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ratterson (Russian: Раттерсон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratterson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ratterson is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ratterson reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ratterson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 40 percent live, Texas, where 40 percent live and Alabama, where 20 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent live.

Ratterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ratterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ratterson last name increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ratterson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Ratterson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raterson940/
Ratherson893/
Rasterson890/
Ruiterson782/
Reiterson781/
Rathersen780/
Retteråsen7418/
Retersen712/
Ruitersen671/
Reutershan63145/
Reitershan6320/
Reutershahn6019/
Reuthershan602/
Reiterchong601/

Ratterson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ratterson in the Russian language
Раттерсонratterson-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ratterson
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