Urmson Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Urmson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Urmston,' a township in the parish of Flixton, on the Cheshire border; an early corruption, not a form of Ormson (v. Orme). The family of Urmston have many entries in the Prestbury Church registers.

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Urmson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
England1611:346,07525,095
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Urmson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Urmston,' a township in the parish of Flixton, on the Cheshire border; an early corruption, not a form of Ormson (v. Orme). The family of Urmston have many entries in the Prestbury Church registers. Two early ones are given below:

1570. Married — Raffe Urmeson and Isabell Manyfold: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

1572. Baptised — Ellen Urmeston: ibid.

Richard Urmston, of Horwich, 1598: Wills at Chester.

John Urmson, of Wheelton, 1677: ibid. (1660-80).

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

1 for Urmston, q.v.

2 for Orm(e)son, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Urmson Last Name Facts

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

Urmson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Urmson.

How Common Is The Last Name Urmson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urmson is the 703,644th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Urmson live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Urmson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 1,776,759. In The United States Urmson is primarily found in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Urmson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Urmson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urmson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urmson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Urmson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.48% less than the national average, earning R 105,792 per year and in United States they earn 7.56% less than the national average, earning $39,889 USD per year.

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