Cleaton Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cleaton Surname Definition:

CLEATOUN: Local. Andrew Cleatoun in Magdalan-Cheppell, parish of Brechin, 1622, and four more of the name (Brechin).

Cleaton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
England2331:239,13319,651
Wales871:35,5693,540
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Wales801:19,6051,139
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Cleaton (60) may also be a first name.

Cleaton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CLEATOUN: Local. Andrew Cleatoun in Magdalan-Cheppell, parish of Brechin, 1622, and four more of the name (Brechin).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cleaton Last Name Facts

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

Cleaton is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cleaton? popularity and diffusion

Cleaton is the 428,270th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. The last name Cleaton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Cleaton reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 60 people.

The last name Cleaton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States Cleaton is most frequent in: Virginia, where 34 percent live, North Carolina, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Wales, where 11 percent live.

Cleaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cleaton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cleaton surname rose 278 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cleaton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cleaton last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Cleaton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.03% less than the national average, earning $34,936 USD per year.

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Cleaton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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