Congerton Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Congerton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Congerton or Congerston (Leic.) = Congar’s Estate [Congar or Coengar = bold spear—O.E. coen, bold + gár, a spear; Old English tún, estate]

Congerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia461:586,86342,409
Wales101:309,45316,869
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Congerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Congerton or Congerston (Leic.) = Congar’s Estate [Congar or Coengar = bold spear—O.E. coen, bold + gár, a spear; Old English tún, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps either Congerston, co. Leicester, or Congleton, co. Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Congerton Last Name Facts

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

Congerton has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Congerton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Congerton? popularity and diffusion

Congerton is the 1,239,697th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Congerton live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

Congerton is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 431,923. In England it is most frequent in: Berkshire, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent live. Beside England Congerton is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.

Congerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Congerton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conerton9481/
Connerton89680/
Coneirton890/
Conierton890/
Counerton890/
Comnerton890/
Counnerton840/
Cagerton821/
Canerton820/
Canyerton780/
Cannerton780/
Kamnertong631/
Kamnertthon604/
Khongarthan601/
Cagirtan5913/
Cagirtgan5615/

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