Stetson Surname

87,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Stetson Surname Definition:

(English) The son of the stupid, clumsy fellow; the son of Stedda or Stith; descendant of the stepson.

Stetson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2061:69,6238,085
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
England131:4,286,005132,302
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4471:20,5232,600

Stetson (639) may also be a first name.

Stetson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The son of the stupid, clumsy fellow; the son of Stedda or Stith; descendant of the stepson.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Stedsan, in Danish, is a stepson.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Stetson Last Name Facts

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

Stetson (Marathi: टेटसन, Russian: Стетсон) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Stetson.

How Common Is The Last Name Stetson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 87,010th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,317,106 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Stetson reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 329,113th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 639 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,206 people, or 1 in 69,623. In The United States Stetson is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Stetson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stetson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stetson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stetson are 1.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Stetson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $47,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $52,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stetson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stetson in the Marathi language
टेटसनtetasana-
Stetson in the Russian language
Стетсонstetson-

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