Surgeon Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Surgeon Surname Definition:

William le Suriegien, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Surgien, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Surgeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama2671:14,6531,121
Afghanistan1261:255,1844,305
Jamaica1241:23,1451,921
England1191:468,21930,572
Iran801:959,78244,995
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France191:3,495,933219,029
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Surgeon (507) may also be a first name.

Surgeon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the surgeon,' i.e. a chirurgeon. The following entries represent the transition period:

William le Suriegien, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Surgien, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1678. William Holding and Elizabeth Surgion: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1719. Baptised — Abigaly d. Hugh Surgen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Surgeon: a chirurgeon, was merged in the barber and apothecary. If it ever became a surname, it has been over­whelmed by Sergeant.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Surgeon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surgeon (Russian: Сургеон) is held by more people in Panama than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surgeon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Surgeon is the 376,758th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,679,184 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Surgeon are found; 29 percent are found in Central America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 375,944th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 507 people.

It is most widely held in Panama, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 14,653. In Panama it is most common in: Bocas del Toro Province, where 61 percent are found, Colón Province, where 13 percent are found and Panamá Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Panama this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 13 percent are found and Jamaica, where 13 percent are found.

Surgeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Surgeon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Surgeon surname grew 793 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 371 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Surgeon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

Surgeon earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.24% more than the national average, earning R 357,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surgeont9314/
Saurgeon933/
Sourgeon932/
Seurgeon931/
Shurgeon930/
Surjeon861/
Surgeun861/
Sorgeon861/
Surejon861/
Surgion860/
Jurgeon860/
Surgean860/
Surgeom860/
Courgeon80466/
Jourgeon808/
Surgeant802/
Surgeunt801/
Shureeon800/
Surion7792/
Surjon7719/
Surean7711/
Surijon7175/
Surujon7127/
Surayon718/
Surione717/
Sourean715/
Surihon714/
Surehan714/
Surojon714/
Suriong711/
Suruion711/
Seurion711/
Saurion711/
Suriean711/
Surrean710/
Giurgean6795/
Sourjohn6783/
Sourojon673/
Surihong672/
Surojhon671/
Surigian671/
Shorreon670/

Surgeon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surgeon in the Russian language
Сургеонsurgeon-

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