Topsom Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Topsom Surname Definition:

From Topsham; a location name in Devon.

Topsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Topsom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Topsham; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Topsom Last Name Facts

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

Topsom occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Topsom.

How Common Is The Last Name Topsom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Topsom occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Topsom live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Topsom is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England Topsom is most common in: Norfolk, where 30 percent live, Kent, where 21 percent live and Wiltshire, where 12 percent live. Other than England Topsom is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Topsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Topsom has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Topsom surname grew 558 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thopsom928/
Toppsom920/
Tophsom920/
Topson8396/
Tepsom831/
Thopson77256/
Toppson776/
Thepsom772/
Topsont771/
Thopsong719/
Thoupson712/
Thophson711/
Toopsong711/
Thospson711/
Thojpson711/
Thoopson711/
Thoppson710/
Tapson67971/
Topçam67842/
Topsan6795/
Tovson6745/
Tobson6729/
Tabsom6715/
Topcam676/
Tapsum676/
Topsen672/
Tebsom672/
Tapsam671/

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