Wesson Surname
Approximately 10,031 people bear this surname
Wesson Surname Definition:
An assimilated form of Weston, q.v.
Wesson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,076 | 1:51,224 | 6,176 |
| England | 1,595 | 1:34,933 | 4,618 |
| South Africa | 656 | 1:82,588 | 10,193 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Australia | 170 | 1:158,798 | 16,605 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Costa Rica | 19 | 1:251,583 | 2,896 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 778 | 1:31,331 | 4,158 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,182 | 1:42,486 | 4,955 |
Wesson (222) may also be a first name.
Wesson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An assimilated form of Weston, q.v.
Wesson Demographics
Average Wesson Salary in
United States
$41,002 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wesson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wesson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wesson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wesson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wesson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 51,108th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 726,502 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wesson are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wesson is also the 605,116th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 222 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 7,076 people, or 1 in 51,224. In The United States Wesson is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Wesson is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Wesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wesson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wesson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wesson last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Wesson surname are 8.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.64% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wesson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.17% more than the national average, earning R 333,096 per year; in United States they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $41,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $51,966 CAD per year.
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Wesson Reference & Research
Weston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesson
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