Thoreson Surname

124,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname

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

Thoreson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thoreson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3991:106,63711,700
Canada1751:210,54620,414
Sweden681:144,80510,193
China51:273,464,31313,838
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Macau11:601,6301,582
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:137,96313,058

Thoreson (10) may also be a first name.

Thoreson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thoreson has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoreson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thoreson is the 124,538th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,991,133 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Thoreson live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thoreson is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,399 people, or 1 in 106,637. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent are found, Washington, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Thoreson is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Thoreson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thoreson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 934 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thoreson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thoreson surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Thoreson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning $43,160 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Thoreson
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