Byington Surname

94,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,023 people bear this surname

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

Byington Surname Definition:

BYINGTON: (Saxon.) From Bying, a habitation, and ton, a hill or inclosure.

Byington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8841:74,2148,539
Canada1021:361,23132,546
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7381:68,0477,384

Byington (11) may also be a first name.

Byington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BYINGTON: (Saxon.) From Bying, a habitation, and ton, a hill or inclosure.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Byington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byington is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byington? popularity and diffusion

Byington is the 94,791st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,450,835 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Byington are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Byington is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,884 people, or 1 in 74,214. In The United States it is most common in: Nevada, where 10 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Byington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Byington has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 662 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Byington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Byington are 21.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Byington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $43,539 CAD per year.

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