Cloughton Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cloughton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cloughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:247,63620,113
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Cloughton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cloughton is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cloughton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cloughton is the 1,025,894th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Cloughton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Cloughton are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Cloughton is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 247,636. In England Cloughton is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 42 percent are found, Essex, where 22 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Cloughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cloughton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cloughton Last Name Statistics demography

Cloughton earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning $61,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clughton940/
Claughton891,609/
Sloughton890/
Cleighton7844/
Slaughton781/
Clanghton780/
Slaughtan670/
Sleighton670/
Slanghton670/
Sleightan560/
Sleightom560/

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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 Cloughton
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