Craighton Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Craighton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Craighton (83) may also be a first name.

Craighton Last Name Facts

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

Craighton is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Craighton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Craighton? popularity and diffusion

Craighton is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Craighton live; 96 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Craighton is also the 1,052,971st most common forename world-wide, borne by 83 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 43 percent are found, Delaware, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States Craighton exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Craighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Craighton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Craighton surname rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Craighton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Craighton last name is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Craighton last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Craighton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $38,311 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crighton943,815/
Craghton940/
Creighton8920,005/
Crieghton8922/
Chrighton894/
Croighton892/
Crisghton890/
Creaghton890/
Creinghton847/
Chreighton840/
Creghton827/
Krighton824/
Creyghton78166/
Croughton7888/
Kreighton7811/
Cresghton784/
Creightan780/
Creeghton780/
Kroughton670/
Kreightamn630/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Craighton
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