Craton Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

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

Craton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:554,21945,765
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England131:4,286,005132,302
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:120,71811,763

Craton (97) may also be a first name.

Craton Last Name Facts

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

Craton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Craton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 478,963rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Craton are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 97 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 554,219. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 28 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Craton is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Craton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Craton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Craton last name expanded 157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Craton surname are 21.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.71% registered with the party.

The amount Craton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $47,506 CAD per year.

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Craton Reference & Research

Crayton FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Crayton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Craton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis