Sansum Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sansum Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samson' Old English Sampson; Old French Sanson. With the forms Sansom, &c, compare Ransome for Ranson, or the dictionary word random for randon. It has been stated that Sansom stands for some local St.

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Sansum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4841:115,12011,771
Australia771:350,59429,558
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Scotland231:232,77511,829
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Sansum (48) may also be a first name.

Sansum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samson' Old English Sampson; Old French Sanson. With the forms Sansom, &c, compare Ransome for Ranson, or the dictionary word random for randon. It has been stated that Sansom stands for some local St. Anselm (compare Semple for St. Paul, Sampier for St. Pierre). This is without foundation. As a personal name Samson was in very early use. Mr. Freeman has three instances in Index to vol. iv (History Norman Conquest). One was Bishop of Worcester; a second, chaplain to William I; a third, messenger to Matilda. The following entries concern one individual:

Sampson Foliot, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Sanson Foliot, ibid.

Saunsum Foliot, ibid.

Sansum le Rus, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Samson de Baterford, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Sampson de Boxe, Wiltshire, ibid.

'Item, the vi. day of Aprylle, my mastyr made a couvenaunt wyth Saunsain, the tylere, that he schalle perget,' &c.: Accounts of Sir John Howard (A.D. 1467).; Promptorium Parvulorum.)

A well-known monastery near Rouen was built by the Archbishop of Dol, known as St. Sansone or St. Sampson. The personal name lingered long in Cornwall, where so many pre-Reformation favourites died hard.

1559. Married — John Sampson and Elizabeth Clarke, widow: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1582. Baptised — Warne, son of Sampson Morcambe: Reg. St. Columb Major, Cornwall.

1736. Married — Abraham Sampson and Ann Lawton: St. George, Hanover Square.Stolen from Fore bears

1756. — Thomas Younger and Ann Sansum: ibid.

1769. — John Sansom and Elizabeth Bellton: ibid.

1777. — Moses Samson and Mary Best: ibid.

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

For Samson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Not from the Hebrew worthy, but the son of Sam, or Samuel, the P being inserted, as in Thompson, Simpson, Jempson, &c., for strength and euphony.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sansum Last Name Facts

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

Sansum (Hindi: संसुम) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sansum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sansum is the 493,410th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Sansum reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles. Sansum is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 48 people.

The last name Sansum is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 115,120. In England Sansum is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 27 percent reside, Suffolk, where 8 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Sansum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sansum has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sansum last name rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sansum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sansum last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.

Sansum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,541 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sansoum921/
Sainsume8656/
Sansaume861/
Sansom8312,763/
Samsum83581/
Sanjum8357/
Sansun8348/
Sancum8315/
Jansum833/
Sainssume801/
Shanshoum801/
Sanchum77464/
Samsoum77435/
Sanjume7718/
Seansom7712/
Sansung7710/
Shamsum779/
Sanshun775/
Sansoun775/
Sangium774/
Seansun772/
Shansun772/
Sansunk772/
Sanseun772/
Sansoom771/
Janseum771/
Chansum771/
Shanjum771/
Sansune771/
Sansunn770/
Sanjaume71151/
Shanshun7114/
Shamshum717/
Chansoum714/
Sandjoum713/
Sansoung711/
Saunsuin711/
Seanchum711/
Sanssoun711/
Shanshom711/
Zansoume711/
Sansoune711/
Sansutin711/
Sanson6771,965/
Samsun671,783/
Sonsom671,012/
Shamshoum67225/
Sonsun67165/
Sanjun67110/
Sansón6738/
Somsum6726/
Soncum6721/
Janjum6714/
Jeansaume6710/
Sancun678/
Cancum675/
Sainjusme672/
Zanjum671/
Sanzun671/
Zancum671/
Santjaume671/
Chanschum671/
Samzum670/

Sansum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sansum in the Hindi language
संसुमsansuma-

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