Calton Surname

116,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Calton Surname Definition:

Places in cos. Stafford and York, and suburbs of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Calton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8881:125,50513,332
England6231:89,4359,670
Australia1031:262,09423,895
France881:754,80492,996
India471:16,320,540259,912
Ireland311:151,9016,891
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Wales161:193,40812,484
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Finland91:610,74534,002
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:69,4457,817
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:125,86112,158

Calton (7,065) may also be a first name.

Calton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Places in cos. Stafford and York, and suburbs of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Calton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Calton is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,721st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,845,883 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Calton reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Calton is also the 77,100th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 7,065 people.

The last name Calton is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,888 people, or 1 in 125,505. In The United States Calton is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Calton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 775 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Calton surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Calton surname are 17.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Calton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning $39,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning $45,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caulton921,260/
Chalton92353/
Cailton9253/
Callton9221/
Calthon921/
Caylton921/
Caalton921/
Cealton920/
Caslton920/
Scalton920/
Caselton86429/
Chaltone862/
Calltoon862/
Caillton861/
Caileton861/
Calttoun861/
Calltoun861/
Catleton861/
Chaltoun861/
Chailton860/
Caislton860/
Chaulton860/
Colton8313,643/
Salton832,780/
Kalton83188/
Jalton83185/
Caltan83109/
Caltun8342/
Caltom835/
Qalton831/
Cailleton80391/
Casselton80272/
Cailheton8037/
Cattleton800/
Coulton773,534/
Saltoun77106/
Scolton7750/
Coilton7749/
Saulton7748/
Saltoon7747/
Cholton7740/
Jailton7733/
Coltong7732/
Kaltoun7720/
Coltton7710/
Kealton7710/
Caltoum779/
Caltune775/
Coltone772/
Coslton772/
Chaltan772/
Kaylton772/
Jaltong771/
Zaltone771/
Saltonė771/
Sallton771/
Kaltoon771/
Zaltoon771/
Collton771/
Coltoon771/
Cohlton771/
Saltton771/
Sailton771/
Khalton771/
Kalthon771/
Qualton771/
Kaulton770/
Tchaltoing752/
Tchaltoung751/
Cattletone751/
Kalthone716/
Khaltoon714/
Kaltoune712/
Couslton711/
Cotilton711/
Quailton711/
Cholthon711/
Caltahan710/
Scoulton710/
Choulton710/
Saltan676,841/
Kolton671,122/
Coltan67426/
Kaltan67366/
Coltun67269/
Zolton67223/
Solton67202/
Saltão6767/
Caltum6765/
Jolton6752/
Zaltan6747/
Coltom6732/
Kaltun6721/
Jaltan675/
Kasiltong675/
Zaltun671/
Qaltom671/
Zaltom671/

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