Wierson Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wierson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wierson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wierson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 897,852nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wierson reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 35 percent are found, Oregon, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Costa Rica, where 0 percent are found.

Wierson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wierson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wierson last name increased 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wierson surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the party.

Wierson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,889 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wierson
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