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

The last name Cawton is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. Cawton occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Cawton reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 53 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Wales, where 11 percent are found.

Cawton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cawton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cawton surname fell 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 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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