Darton Surname

358,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Darton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Darton = 1 the Deer-Park [Old English deór-tún-deór, wild animal, deer + tún, enclosure, &c.] 2 Deóra’s Estate.

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Darton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4591:121,39012,264
United States3721:974,35272,340
France531:1,253,259128,888
Canada461:800,99162,809
Australia371:729,61448,196
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Darton (428) may also be a first name.

Darton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Darton = 1 the Deer-Park [Old English deór-tún-deór, wild animal, deer + tún, enclosure, &c.] 2 Deóra’s Estate.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

(Anglo-Saxon) The Darton surname derives from Dearnestown, which comes from the name of the river Dearne and tún, meaning 'farmstead', 'enclouse'. It is the name of a parish near Barnsley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Darton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darton (Russian: Дартон) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Darton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 358,932nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,215,392 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Darton reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. Darton is also the 415,075th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 428 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 459 people, or 1 in 121,390. In England it is mostly found in: Hertfordshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Besides England Darton occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Darton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Darton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Darton surname increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Darton last name are 0.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Darton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $43,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dearton9235/
Dartoen9232/
Dartong9221/
Dharton923/
Dartone922/
D'Arton921/
Daurton920/
Dartonne864/
Deartone860/
Dorton833,625/
Dartan83160/
Derton83137/
Dartun83126/
Dartoinne801/
Dartonová801/
Dhartun77193/
Dortone77120/
Dhorton774/
Dohrton773/
Dartane771/
Dortton770/
Derrton770/
Dorrton770/
D'Ortone7120/
Darthung7115/
Dortonne7114/
Dartam67343/
Dartum6798/
Dortan6716/
Dertan673/
Dortun672/
Dortom670/
Dortane6277/
Dortant6258/
Dhartam6251/
D'Ortun6221/
Hdartam6217/
Dorthan628/
Dartumd621/
Duirtan621/
Dartasim576/
Dasrtham571/
Dortanova531/

Darton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darton in the Russian language
Дартонdarton-

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