Becton Surname

130,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Becton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Becton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4061:106,41811,679
Ireland441:107,0215,562
England121:4,643,172139,951
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:117,06011,494

Becton (43) may also be a first name.

Becton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Becton is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Becton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Becton is the 130,103rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,095,327 people. The surname Becton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Becton are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Becton is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 43 people.

Becton is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,406 people, or 1 in 106,418. In The United States Becton is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, Tennessee, where 13 percent live and Georgia, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Becton is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Becton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Becton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Becton surname expanded 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 440 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Becton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Becton surname are 1.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

Becton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $40,496 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckton92508/
Bechton923/
Bectton920/
Becthong861/
Bicton83186/
Bejton8315/
Bekton836/
Vecton832/
Bectom832/
Bectan830/
Bechtoune801/
Bickton77340/
Bhekton779/
Beakton771/
Bektoon771/
Veckton771/
Beekton770/
Becthan770/
Beugton770/
Beadston715/
Bechtane711/
Bectasin711/
Bitctong711/
Bestston711/
Beigtton710/
Bektan67131/
Bejtan6730/
Bektom6729/
Bigton6723/
Victon6710/
Wicton676/
Beststone673/
Bectum673/
Vectan671/
Wegton670/

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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
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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 Becton
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