Carton Surname
Approximately 14,965 people bear this surname
Carton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caxton,' a parish in Cambridgeshire.
John de Caxton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Caxton, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Simon de Caxton, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCarton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,658 | 1:9,976 | 953 |
| Belgium | 1,814 | 1:6,338 | 807 |
| United States | 1,744 | 1:207,832 | 20,349 |
| Ireland | 997 | 1:4,723 | 791 |
| Spain | 806 | 1:58,005 | 5,313 |
| England | 623 | 1:89,435 | 9,670 |
| Philippines | 593 | 1:170,722 | 27,784 |
| Australia | 496 | 1:54,427 | 6,681 |
| Northern Ireland | 296 | 1:6,233 | 1,130 |
| Netherlands | 271 | 1:62,314 | 10,711 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5 | 1:1,280 | 241 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 692 | 1:6,402 | 1,016 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 152 | 1:160,364 | 13,879 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 333 | 1:150,807 | 13,975 |
The alternate forms: Cartón (28) & Cartòn (1) are calculated separately.
Carton (331) may also be a first name.
Carton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caxton,' a parish in Cambridgeshire.
John de Caxton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Caxton, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Simon de Caxton, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William de Caxton, Northamptonshire, ibid.
An English name occasionally used as a synonym of MacCartan, q.v
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Carton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carton occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Cartón or Cartòn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,328th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 486,973 people. The last name Carton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Carton are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Carton is also the 481,336th most frequent first name in the world, held by 331 people.
Carton is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 6,658 people, or 1 in 9,976. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 39 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 14 percent live. Other than France this surname occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Carton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carton last name expanded 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 410 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Carton surname are 4.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Carton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 73.65% more than the national average, earning 600,976 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.14% less than the national average, earning R 149,376 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.11% less than the national average, earning $17,683,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $53,099 CAD per year.
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