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Where Does The Last Name Somerset Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Somerset is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Somerset click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somerset? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 188,233^rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,243,234 people. Somerset occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Somerset live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Somerset is also the 720,105^th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 162 people.

Somerset is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 70,798. In England Somerset is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England Somerset exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Somerset Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Somerset has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Somerset Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Somerset surname are 11.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Somerset earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.97% less than the national average, earning R 178,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $43,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% more than the national average, earning $56,636 CAD per year.