Cranton Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cranton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cranton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Canada1531:240,82122,946
England1321:422,10728,563
Wales391:79,3476,699
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Cranton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cranton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 604,614th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. Cranton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Cranton live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 2,047,791. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 25 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent live and England, where 26 percent live.

Cranton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cranton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cranton surname expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cranton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cranton last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cranton are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Cranton earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $56,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $45,280 CAD per year.

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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 Cranton
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