Allerton Surname

186,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Allerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Allerton,' a parish five miles from Knaresborough, Yorkshire; compare Northallerton. Also, a township in the parish of Childwall, near Liverpool. Also, a township in the parish of Kippax, West Riding of York.

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Allerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1421:48,7906,089
United States7191:504,11542,358
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Canada981:375,97533,576
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Wales331:93,7747,567
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6921:35,2254,605
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Allerton (45) may also be a first name.

Allerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Allerton,' a parish five miles from Knaresborough, Yorkshire; compare Northallerton. Also, a township in the parish of Childwall, near Liverpool. Also, a township in the parish of Kippax, West Riding of York.

Willmus de Allirton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Allerton, 1379: ibid.

1698. Baptised — Elizabeth d. Robert Allerton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1762. Married — John Allerton and Mary Hill: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

ALUERTUN: Johannes de Aluertun, clerk of Coldingham in 1279 (Raine, 229), may have derived his name from Aluretune (now Allerton) in Yorkshire. Robert de Alureton in Perth rendered homage, 1291 (RR).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Allerton = the Alder-Farmstead. [Old English alr, alder-tree + tún].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

There are parishes and chapelries so called in cos. Lancaster, York, Somerset, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Alder-tree town.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Allerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Allerton (Russian: Аллертон) is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Allerton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,929th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. Allerton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Allerton live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Allerton is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

Allerton is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,142 people, or 1 in 48,790. In England Allerton is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Allerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Allerton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Allerton surname increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 186 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Allerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Allerton surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Allerton surname are 14.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Allerton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.29% more than the national average, earning R 445,080 per year; in United States they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $47,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.4% more than the national average, earning $61,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Allerton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Allerton in the Russian language
Аллертонallerton-

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