Sarson Surname
Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSarson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 861 | 1:64,713 | 7,551 |
| United States | 327 | 1:1,108,437 | 80,126 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 430 | 1:56,687 | 6,711 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
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.
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.
Perhaps the son of Saer. See Sayer.
William Sarazin, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert, Thomas, William Sarcenas, 1198 (Ib.); Petrus Saracenus, Engl. 1202 (Rot. de Libertate).
A location name in Hampshire.
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.
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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.
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Sarson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarson in the Bengali language | ||
| সরসন | sarasana | - |
| Sarson in the Russian language | ||
| Сарсон | sarson | - |
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