Avington Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Avington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
England131:4,286,005132,302
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Avington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,044,719th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname Avington occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Avington live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Avington is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Avington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Avington has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Avington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Avington last name are 27.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.43% registered with the party.

Avington earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Havington9431/
Gavington940/
Heavington8935/
Ovington881,572/
Evington88185/
Avingtan881/
Hovington821,429/
Govington8266/
Hevington820/
Oevington820/
Houvington781/
Hoveington780/
Ovengton750/
O'Whittington572/

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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 Avington
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