Carton Surname

35,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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.

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Carton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,6581:9,976953
Belgium1,8141:6,338807
United States1,7441:207,83220,349
Ireland9971:4,723791
Spain8061:58,0055,313
England6231:89,4359,670
Philippines5931:170,72227,784
Australia4961:54,4276,681
Northern Ireland2961:6,2331,130
Netherlands2711:62,31410,711
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Wales131:238,04114,239
India121:63,922,115578,870
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Djibouti91:101,659734
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Saint Pierre and Miquelon51:1,280241
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China51:273,464,31313,838
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6921:6,4021,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:150,80713,975

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An English name occasionally used as a synonym of MacCartan, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Carton Last Name Facts

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

Carton occurs most in France. It may be found in the variant forms: Cartón or Cartòn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,328th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 486,973 people. 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 commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 331 people.

The last name Carton is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 6,658 people, or 1 in 9,976. In France it is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 39 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Outside of France it is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Carton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carton last name grew 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname 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 with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cartón9428/
Cartòn941/
Charton926,962/
Scarton922,132/
Carthon92555/
Cartone92326/
Cartoon9232/
Cartton9211/
Cartoun928/
Cearton923/
Cartont921/
Ciarton921/
Carrton921/
Cartong921/
Cartoin920/
Cardton920/
Chartone8628/
Chartton869/
Carthone865/
Scartton863/
Charthon862/
Caurthon861/
Scarrton861/
Cattrton860/
Carthoun860/
Corton833,050/
Cartan831,465/
Sarton83988/
Karton83455/
Cartun83128/
Jarton8346/
Cartom8321/
Cartão835/
Zarton831/
Chartoune801/
Charttone801/
Ciaretton801/
Kearton77843/
Carthan77552/
Quarton77551/
Cortone77101/
Chartan7768/
Courton7765/
Kharton7753/
Cartant7742/
Kartoon7726/
Corthon7726/
Jarthon7717/
Sarthon7711/
Chorton779/
Cartand777/
Kairton776/
Cartanì775/
Sarhton775/
Cortong773/
Saarton773/
Scorton772/
Kartoun772/
Ceartan772/
Chartun772/
Scartan772/
Qartoon771/
Zartoon771/
Cortton771/
Zartone771/
Jairton771/
Cartuun771/
Ciorton771/
Jartong771/
Coorton770/
Coerton770/
Khartoon7194/
Carthane7149/
Corthong7146/
Karthong7144/
Chartune7118/
Scourton7116/
Cartahan7114/
Charttan714/
Cartagne713/
Courthon712/
Karthoon712/
Khartoun712/
Zartoune712/
Djairton712/
Kahrtoon711/
Charthan711/
Karthoun711/
Quartone711/
Keartong711/
Chorrton710/
Carttand710/
Kerton671,223/
Kartun671,172/
Cortan671,133/
Sorton67693/
Kartan67567/
Sartan67473/
Courtonne67335/
Cartam67260/
Korton67169/
Zartun67135/
Kartonova6745/
Djartoing6734/
Cortón6730/
Cartum6727/
Zartan6716/
Jartan678/
Zorton677/
Jorton673/
Cortun673/
Kearthong672/
Cartanova671/
Carthanne671/
Cartunova671/
Cortom671/
Kartoń671/
Cartañ671/
Jartom671/
Kardthong671/
Kartoshyn671/
Keardtong671/
Charthane670/

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