Sessions Surname
Approximately 11,554 people bear this surname
Sessions Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Soissons, a district in France.
Sessions Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,064 | 1:36,015 | 4,481 |
| England | 862 | 1:64,638 | 7,541 |
| Australia | 396 | 1:68,171 | 8,115 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 425 | 1:57,354 | 6,768 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,840 | 1:27,293 | 3,352 |
Sessions (32) may also be a first name.
Sessions Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Soissons, a district in France.
A possible corruption of Soissons, the French town.
The same as Sissons and Sisson; from Soissons, a town of France, dep. Aisne. Lower however derives Sisson, Sissons from Siston, a parish co. Gloucester. Sizun is the name of a town of France, dep. Finistère.
Sessions Demographics
Sessions Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sessions Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sessions Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sessions occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sessions? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,932nd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 630,738 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sessions live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 32 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 10,064 people, or 1 in 36,015. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Sessions Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sessions has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sessions surname grew 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sessions Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sessions last name are 20.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.7% registered with the party.
The amount Sessions earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.44% more than the national average, earning R 502,452 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $41,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $48,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sesseions | 94 | 1 | / |
| Scessions | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sessins | 93 | 0 | / |
| D'Sessions | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sissions | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sessyons | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sessionz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sessians | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sessioms | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sessiens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sessinns | 88 | 0 | / |
| Cessions | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sessuins | 88 | 0 | / |
| Sesins | 86 | 18 | / |
| Scissions | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sissins | 80 | 61 | / |
| Seshins | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sesians | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sessens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sessims | 80 | 0 | / |
| Seyssens | 75 | 178 | / |
| Sessince | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scissins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seshians | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sessenns | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seijssens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sesens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sexins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cessens | 67 | 24 | / |
| Seshens | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chaissions | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cesuins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sessems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seizens | 67 | 0 | / |
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