Castleton Surname

252,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Castleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Castleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7241:76,9598,686
United States6631:546,69545,249
Australia641:421,80833,593
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Panama61:652,04310,051
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Castleton (12) may also be a first name.

Castleton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Castleton occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Castleton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 252,019th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,638,794 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Castleton reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles. Castleton is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 76,959. In England Castleton is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Suffolk, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Castleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Castleton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Castleton last name expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 32 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Castleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Castleton last name are 7.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Castleton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $45,755 CAD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Castleton
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