Thorson Surname

48,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Thorson Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) The son of Thor (the old Norse god of Thunder).

Thorson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5841:37,8194,673
Canada5371:68,6147,893
Australia3701:72,9618,589
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Norway341:151,24418,822
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Guam81:20,0153,029
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0421:48,1955,504

Thorson (38) may also be a first name.

Thorson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) The son of Thor (the old Norse god of Thunder).

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

Thorson Last Name Facts

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

Thorson (Arabic: ثورسن) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,027th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 677,848 people. Thorson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Thorson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname Thorson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,584 people, or 1 in 37,819. In The United States Thorson is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 20 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Thorson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thorson last name rose 920 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thorson last name are 15.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning 344,109 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning $56,125 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thorson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thorson in the Arabic language
ثورسنthwrsn-

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