Wright-Elson Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Wright-Elson Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Wright & Elson.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wright-Elson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Wright-Elson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wright-Elson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wright-Elson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wright-Elson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wright-Elson are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 60 percent live and Alaska, where 40 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Jamaica, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wright-Wilson8820/
Wright-Lawson883/
Wright-Olsen831/
Wrightdolson831/
Wright Olsson801/
Rittelson760/
Ritleson700/
Rateloson673,493/
Radielson672/
Rittleson670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wright-Elson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis