Coryton Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Coryton Surname Definition:

An estate in Lifton, co. Devon, possessed by the family as early at least as 1242. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Coryton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Coryton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An estate in Lifton, co. Devon, possessed by the family as early at least as 1242. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

C. S. Gilbert derives the name Coryton from an estate in Lifton, co. Devon, possessed by the family as early at least as 1242; but the reverse may be the fact, for the ancient name of Cury in Kerrier was Curytowne or Curyton. See Cury.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Coryton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coryton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Coryton.

How Common Is The Last Name Coryton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Coryton reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England Coryton is most common in: Devon, where 54 percent are found, Cornwall, where 35 percent are found and Somerset, where 4 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Coryton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coryton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Coryton surname increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choryton931/
Coriton86471/
Caryton865/
Coreton863/
Charyton80359/
Coureton8060/
Coriston8031/
Carryton801/
Choriton801/
Corriton801/
Cioreton800/
Coretton800/
Corriston75194/
Corritone7526/
Careytone751/
Couriston751/
Correston750/
Cureton716,514/
Soriton71516/
Korytan71172/
Cariton71103/
Curiton7113/
Karyton7111/
Careton714/
Koriton711/
Coritan711/
Carreton67716/
Kharyton67526/
Chariton67445/
Chareton67221/
Curiston6786/
Charytan6751/
Cureston678/
Khoriton674/
Khorytonova673/
Choritan673/
Corritan673/
Cariston672/
Corethan672/
Curreton672/
Careston671/
Carieton671/
Souriton671/
Charytoń671/
Caryotan671/
Carriton670/

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