Thilson Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Thilson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Thilson (35) may also be a first name.

Thilson Last Name Facts

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

Thilson is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thilson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Thilson is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Thilson live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name globally It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most common in: Louisiana, where 38 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 43 percent live.

Thilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thilson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thilson surname increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thilson Last Name Statistics demography

Thilson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.11% less than the national average, earning $20,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thillson935/
Thilsong932/
Tilson925,742/
Thillsson885/
Tillson861,970/
Thelson862/
Thilsan861/
Tilsion860/
Thielsen80632/
Tilleson8070/
Thilshan801/
Thellson800/
Telson772,061/
Tilsen77162/
Tylson775/
Tilsan773/
Tilsom771/
Télson771/
Tilxon770/
Thellsson758/
Tiolleson751/
Tillesson750/
Tellson7152/
Thelsen7115/
Tilsane7110/
Taelson711/
Tielsen711/
Telsson711/
Teulson710/
Tillsan710/
Tillsen710/
Tillsom710/
Telleson6756/
Theljoun671/
Thuelsen671/
Telschon670/
Tylleson670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Thilson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis