Chricton Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Chricton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chricton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England31:8,125,123158,686

Chricton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chricton is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chricton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Chricton is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Chricton reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Chricton is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 75 percent reside and Perth and Kinross, where 25 percent reside. Other than Scotland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Chricton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chricton has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Chricton last name declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrichton9436/
Cricton931/
Chrigton881/
Crickton880/
Creigton7517/
Craigton751/
Criegton750/
Creygton631/
Creegton630/
Hredston630/
Hrigthung5921/
Shrekhton5916/
Creigthton564/

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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
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  • 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 Chricton
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