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 last name Sessions occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sessions click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sessions? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,932nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 630,738 people. Sessions is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sessions are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.
The last name Sessions is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,064 people, or 1 in 36,015. In The United States Sessions is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Utah, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Sessions Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sessions has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sessions surname are 20.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.7% being registered to vote for the political 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sessions
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis