Atterton Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Atterton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atterton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
England2011:277,20421,667
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Canada451:818,79163,991
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Atterton Last Name Facts

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

Atterton occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Atterton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atterton is the 539,451st most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. Atterton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Atterton reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Atterton is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 38 percent reside, Georgia, where 16 percent reside and Utah, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Atterton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atterton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Atterton last name grew 1,121 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Atterton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Atterton surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atterton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $54,139 CAD 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 Atterton
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