Williamsson Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Williamsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williamsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5761:17,0951,454
Finland341:161,66814,556
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Williamsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Williamsson is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Williamsson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 500,792nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. Williamsson is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Williamsson live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 17,095. In Sweden Williamsson is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent are found, Skåne County, where 17 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Williamsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williamsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Williamsson surname increased 142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Williamsson Last Name Statistics demography

Williamsson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Williamsson
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