Somersall Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Somersall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somersall,' a parish in the County of Derby, four miles from Uttoxeter.

1730. Married — John Springfield and Ann Somersale: Canterbury Cath.

1737-8. John Summersol and Alice Potten: ibid.

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Somersall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Saint Kitts and Nevis481:1,150217
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Guyana181:42,3464,061
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Anguilla11:13,436792
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Somersall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somersall,' a parish in the County of Derby, four miles from Uttoxeter.

1730. Married — John Springfield and Ann Somersale: Canterbury Cath.

1737-8. John Summersol and Alice Potten: ibid.

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

Somersall Last Name Facts

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

Somersall has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Somersall.

How Common Is The Last Name Somersall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Somersall is the 788,513th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Somersall are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Somersall is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 39 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Saint Kitts and Nevis, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Somersall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Somersall has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Somersall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Somersall last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Somersall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,963 CAD per year.

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