Sarson Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Sarson Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt 'the son of Sara,' i.e. Sarah, a favourite name in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Sara de Clayton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Sareson, 1379: ibid.

Alicia fil. Sarr Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Sarson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8611:64,7137,551
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Wales181:171,91811,581
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Scotland71:764,83125,488
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4301:56,6876,711
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Saršon (118) & Šaršon (37) are calculated separately.

Sarson (104) may also be a first name.

Sarson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt 'the son of Sara,' i.e. Sarah, a favourite name in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Sara de Clayton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Sareson, 1379: ibid.

Alicia fil. Sarr Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Laurence fil. Sarre, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard fil. Sarre, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

(2) Local, 'the Saracen.'

'Amonges Sarzens and Jewes': Piers.

Nicholas le Sarazyn, Close Rolls, 42 Henry III.

Peter Sarracen. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

Henry Sarrasin. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

William Sarrazein. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

1742. Buried — Catherine Sarazan: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

1 Sare’s or Sayer’s Son: v. Sayer.

2 Sarah’s Son [Hebrew Sáráh, princess] 3 Saracen [French Sarrasin, Latin Saracenus, Greek Σαρακηνός, Arab. sharqín, pl. of sharqíy, Eastern] Amonges Sarzens and Jewes They mowen [may] be saved so.—Piers Plowman, 6312-13.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps the son of Saer. See Sayer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Sarazin, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert, Thomas, William Sarcenas, 1198 (Ib.); Petrus Saracenus, Engl. 1202 (Rot. de Libertate).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sarson: a Saracen. Skelton addresses one thus: “I say, ye solem Sarson, all blake is your ble.”

But the surname may come from the sign of the Saracen’s Head. It is probable enough that some Saracen captives may have been brought to England, but I am much more disposed to consider the surname as derived from the tavern sign.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Sarson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarson (Bengali: সরসন, Russian: Сарсон) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Saršon or Šaršon. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 232,743rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,202,737 people. Sarson is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Sarson live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 104 people.

The surname Sarson is most common in England, where it is held by 861 people, or 1 in 64,713. In England Sarson is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 5 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Sarson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sarson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sarson surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sarson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sarson surname is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sarson are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sarson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.01% more than the national average, earning R 387,384 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saršon94118/
Searson921,993/
Sharson9212/
Sarsoun9211/
Sarsong922/
Zsarson921/
Sarsone921/
Sarrson921/
Saurson920/
Sarsson920/
Sarsion920/
Šaršon8937/
Sharshon86180/
Shearson86121/
Shairson868/
Searsone867/
Szarszon864/
Sarschon861/
Saarsson861/
Sarsen834,316/
Sarcon831,057/
Sarsan83458/
Sarsın83135/
Sarjon8364/
Sorson8320/
Sarsom836/
Sarsun832/
Zarson832/
Sarzon831/
Shearsond809/
Sarsonova801/
Shearsson800/
Sarjoon771,484/
Sarshan7782/
Sorsone7771/
Sharsan7766/
Sarsune7763/
Sarsang7749/
Charson7746/
Shorson7742/
Sarjoun779/
Saarsen778/
Sarsaan776/
Sarsane775/
Cearson774/
Sardjon774/
Sarsian773/
Sarjong772/
Saircon771/
Sarsand771/
Zarsion771/
Sarsung771/
Sharjon771/
Sarchon771/
Searsan771/
Searsen771/
Sarjone771/
Zarsohn771/
Scharschon7560/
Sharshun71286/
Sharshan7134/
Szarszoń7130/
Zaharson7123/
Sharjoon712/
Sharzzon711/
Searshan711/
Shorshon711/
Sairsung711/
Sarsasin711/
Sharsand711/
Chearson711/
Sheirson710/
Sorschon710/
Chatrson710/
Scharsen710/
Sarsenova676,073/
Sarcan672,021/
Sarjan671,715/
Sarsam67707/
Sarçın67198/
Sorsen67121/
Sarjun6751/
Sarzan6749/
Zarsen6729/
Sorsén6724/
Sarcen6724/
Sarxan6719/
Sæþórsson6717/
Zarzon6715/
Sarsanova6713/
Sorsom674/
Sarsem674/
Zarsan673/
Sharshoum672/
Shahrshan671/
Sharshane671/
Saharshan671/
Sarjom671/
Sarsum671/
Shearzone671/

Sarson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarson in the Bengali language
সরসনsarasana-
Sarson in the Russian language
Сарсонsarson-

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