Alverton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Alverton Surname Definition:

(Cornish British) Local. A high green hill; from al, high, ver, green, and don or ton, a hill.

Alverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alverton (28) may also be a first name.

Alverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Cornish British) Local. A high green hill; from al, high, ver, green, and don or ton, a hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Alverton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alverton occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alverton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Alverton is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alverton live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America. Alverton is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Alverton is mostly found in: Goiás, where 33 percent live, Pernambuco, where 33 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 33 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Alverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alverton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alverton last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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