Cawton Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cawton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cawton Last Name Facts

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

Cawton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cawton.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Cawton live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Cawton is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 53 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside. Beside England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Wales, where 11 percent reside.

Cawton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cawton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cawton last name fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawthon923,824/
Cawthotn861/
Cawthone860/
Cowton83677/
Cafton837/
Kawton830/
Cawtan830/
Cawthan77105/
Chafton7777/
Kawtong7757/
Kaewton7756/
Caphton7724/
Cowthon7723/
Kawthon774/
Cawthom774/
Khawton773/
Keawton772/
Cavthon771/
Cawthun770/
Keawtong71141/
Khawtong7156/
Kawthong7150/
Chaufton7124/
Kaewtoon7121/
Kaewthon717/
Keawthon715/
Keawtoon712/
Kawthoen711/
Khawtoon711/
Chaftoun711/
Keawtonh711/
Keawthong67380/
Kafton67313/
Cowtan67211/
Khawthong67146/
Caftan6745/
Cowtun6723/
Kowton6714/
Zafton6713/
Cofton6713/
Zavton679/
Kaiwthong674/
Kawtan672/
Kaewthonh671/
Ciavttone671/
Kewton671/
Zawtun671/
Cabtan671/
Khawthont671/
Kheawthon671/
Kheawtong671/
Keawthonh671/
Cobton670/

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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
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  • 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 Cawton
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