Chelton Surname

422,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Chelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4731:766,29859,625
England2941:189,51716,830
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Wales51:618,90625,852
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Chélton (1) are calculated separately.

Chelton (470) may also be a first name.

Chelton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chelton (Russian: Челтон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Chélton. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chelton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 422,941st most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,898,102 people. The last name Chelton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Chelton live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 392,739th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 470 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 23 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Chelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chelton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chelton surname rose 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 754 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chelton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chelton surname are 28.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chelton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,197 per year and in United States they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning $40,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chélton951/
Schelton9347/
Chellton937/
Chelthon931/
Cheelton930/
Helton9232,700/
Celton92795/
Schoelton880/
Shelton86132,199/
Chilton8615,792/
Chalton86353/
Healton86115/
Cholton8640/
Hellton8621/
Helthon8617/
Cellton865/
Scelton863/
Chylton862/
Caelton861/
Heltoin861/
Cheltan861/
Heylton860/
Hzelton860/
Heilton860/
Heslton860/
Heelton860/
Cheltonova8255/
Heselton80918/
Schilton8020/
Chislton8018/
Shellton8015/
Chillton805/
Sheldton802/
Chiltoon802/
Cheltung801/
Hshelton801/
Shelthon801/
Sheltoin801/
Sheltone801/
Sheltonn801/
Sheltton801/
Cheltane801/
Chaltoun801/
Chiltone801/
Cholthon801/
Chailton800/
Hesilton800/
Chelthan800/
Sheltoon800/
Scheltan800/
Hilton7770,169/
Hylton7719,011/
Kelton774,562/
Cleton77492/
Selton77271/
Gelton77122/
Celtan7771/
Jelton7735/
Zelton7718/
Cilton773/
Heltan773/
Heltom771/
Hélton771/
Hílton771/
Hesselton75178/
D'Shelton752/
Schiltone751/
Sheltonne751/
Cheheltan751/
Schiltong750/
Hettleton750/
Heaselton750/
Heseltone750/
Shilton712,433/
Cueltan711,523/
Khilton71245/
Hillton71153/
Hilthon7135/
Kielton7130/
Hailton7122/
Selthon7114/
Soelton7112/
Helltun719/
Sheltan715/
Saelton714/
Helttan714/
Kellton713/
Quelton713/
Sellton712/
Chiltonova712/
Seltone712/
Suelton712/
Chaltan712/
Cletton712/
Shylton711/
Chiltom711/
Huylton711/
Hyllton711/
Hyltont711/
Hyltoon711/
Hoylton711/
Hiltong711/
Scilton711/
Sehlton711/
Haylton711/
Hiltone711/
Dzelton711/
Cuilton711/
Zielton711/
Cletone711/
Kaelton711/
Sielton710/
Chiltan710/
Keelton710/
Hiltton710/
Helthang6763/
Soelthon6744/
Keltoten6725/
Shelttan6710/
Chheltum675/
Keltotin674/
Cheltham672/
Shiltone672/
Seltoing672/
Shillton671/
Shelthan671/
D'Hilton671/
Cilthong671/
Cholltan671/
Hilthone671/
Hayleton670/

Chelton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chelton in the Russian language
Челтонcelton-

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Chelton Reference & Research

Shelton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Shelton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chelton
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