Athorn Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Athorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:282,83321,968
Australia751:359,94330,133
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Athorn (68) may also be a first name.

Athorn Last Name Facts

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

Athorn is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Athorn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 825,152nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Athorn live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Athorn is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 68 people.

The surname Athorn is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 282,833. In England Athorn is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Athorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Athorn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 208 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Athorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Athorn surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Athorn earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $38,199 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
  • 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 Athorn
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