Caulton Surname

301,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Caulton Surname Definition:

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

Caulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6881:80,9868,988
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Caulton (70) may also be a first name.

Caulton 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

Caulton Last Name Facts

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

Caulton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Caulton.

How Common Is The Last Name Caulton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 301,477th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,783,767 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Caulton live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Caulton is also the 1,162,016th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 70 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 80,986. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 18 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Besides England Caulton is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.

Caulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Caulton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Caulton surname grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caulton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caulton surname are 7.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.78% registered with the party.

The amount Caulton earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning $31,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $58,689 CAD per year.

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