Caunter Surname
Approximately 916 people bear this surname
Caunter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gaunter,' a glover; v. Ganter and Gaunter). The change from 'G' to 'C' is common in surnames; compare Candlin and Clendening.
Caunter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 477 | 1:116,809 | 11,902 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 1:42,720 | 7,111 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 303 | 1:80,447 | 8,644 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Caunter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gaunter,' a glover; v. Ganter and Gaunter). The change from 'G' to 'C' is common in surnames; compare Candlin and Clendening.
For Gaunter, Ganter, q.v.
(Anglo-French) chiefly a variant of Canter, q.v.
Caunter Demographics
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Caunter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caunter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caunter occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Caunter? popularity and diffusion
Caunter is the 387,397th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. The surname Caunter occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Caunter reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 116,809. In England it is most prevalent in: Devon, where 53 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Cornwall, where 4 percent are found. Aside from England this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 12 percent are found.
Caunter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Caunter has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Caunter surname grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caunter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Caunter surname are 26.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.41% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Caunter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.61% more than the national average, earning R 581,280 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $56,061 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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