Verguson Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Verguson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verguson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Verguson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verguson is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verguson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Verguson is the 2,136,387th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Verguson is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Verguson reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Essex, where 57 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Verguson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Verguson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Verguson last name increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Verguson Last Name Statistics demography

Verguson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.39% less than the national average, earning $23,994 USD per year.

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Verguson Reference & Research

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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 Verguson
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