Deaton Surname

27,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,436 people bear this surname

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

Deaton Surname Definition:

A variant of Ditton, q.v.

Deaton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,8481:19,2312,411
England3341:166,82115,434
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7211:29,1803,554

Deaton (83) may also be a first name.

Deaton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Ditton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Deaton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deaton occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Deaton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deaton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,669th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 374,951 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Deaton reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 83 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 18,848 people, or 1 in 19,231. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Deaton exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Deaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deaton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deaton surname increased 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 583 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deaton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Deaton last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Deaton are 23.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Deaton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,551 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deeaton922/
Deatton920/
Daton911,942/
Deton91510/
Dejhaton869/
De'aston861/
Dayton8313,412/
Datoon832,253/
Datong832,034/
Daiton831,012/
Deyton83953/
Datuon83409/
Detone83289/
Daston83267/
Deston83173/
Detton83164/
Dethon83139/
Deeton83108/
Daaton8381/
Dauton8358/
Detoon8326/
Diaton8323/
Datton8321/
Detong8318/
Dieton8318/
Djaton8316/
Datoun8312/
Deiton8310/
Datone836/
Datoin836/
Detond835/
Deuton834/
Deoton833/
Daeton832/
D'Aton831/
Deatom831/
Dueton831/
Datonk831/
Tdaton831/
Doeton831/
Dhaton831/
Dyeton831/
Dathon830/
Deatan830/
Detgon830/
Datosn830/
Deeheaton801/
Dathong771,571/
Detogne7774/
Dayaton7739/
Dachton7726/
Diatong7722/
Dastoon7721/
Deetong7719/
Dechton7715/
Dautong7714/
Dettone779/
Dhatoon778/
D'Aston778/
Dastone776/
Deethon776/
Djatong775/
Daitone774/
Detonhe774/
Dauthon774/
Detonne774/
Daitong774/
Dattong773/
Dhatond772/
Desthon772/
Detoing772/
Dettong772/
Dhatone771/
Destone771/
Dethone771/
Datoine771/
Dauhton771/
Dayston771/
Daytonn771/
Dastoun771/
Doetoin771/
Daytone771/
Djeuton771/
Djatton771/
Datoune771/
Datuong771/
Deathan771/
Dayiton771/
Dadtong771/
Detoune771/
Deutone771/
Deytond771/
Doyeton771/
Doueton771/
Deutong771/
Dajiton771/
Dathoon771/
Dauston770/
Deuston770/
Daweton770/
Deitton770/
Datotin770/
Deiston770/
Dethong770/
Daiston770/
Detaten770/
Dautton770/
Daayton770/
Deutont770/
Deihton770/
Daiyton770/
Dyton734,040/
Datan73798/
Datun73483/
Detan73342/
Diton73292/
Datoń73188/
Datom73103/
Detom7310/
Detun732/
Detán732/
Detthong71166/
Deethong71117/
Datthong719/
Dehatane715/
Dahatond715/
Dasthong715/
Dettogne714/
Dautomne714/
Djatoing714/
Dechtong712/
Dahatone711/
Dajetton711/
Dauchton711/
Djatoind711/
Dettonne711/
Dihatong711/
Dethogne711/
Dachtong711/
Daithong711/
Dejthong711/
Deetoong711/
Dedthong711/
Dathoong711/
Daustton710/
Dastan679,254/
Datuin678,549/
Dethan676,122/
Diston672,144/
Datang671,862/
Ditton671,356/
Ditone67939/
Destan67898/
Dathan67430/
Dhetan67286/
Detant67272/
Daitan67267/
Douton67231/
Dautun67202/
Detoisien67166/
Detand67145/
Dautan67122/
Detang67109/
Dithon67108/
Datung67106/
Dytone67106/
Dethom6784/
Dattan6765/
Dehtan6752/
Detung6746/
Destun6733/
Datane6729/
Dioton6728/
Djatan6724/
Hdatan6721/
Ditoon6719/
Dhatun6717/
Detane6715/
Ditong6715/
Dhatan6713/
Daytan6712/
Detune6711/
Destongue6711/
Dahyatoun6711/
Dettan6710/
Dahoueton6710/
Diatan678/
Djoton678/
Deetan676/
Destom676/
Dadtom675/
Deitan674/
Duyton673/
Dastun673/
Dahtan673/
Dituon673/
Daytom672/
Daetan672/
Dataan672/
Detann672/
Dethun672/
Dechthong672/
Dachthong672/
Dyston671/
Dietun671/
Daitun671/
Dehouston671/
Deatam671/
Dyhton671/
Dytton671/
Duiton671/
Doyton671/
Deatum671/
Ditond671/
Datanh671/
Dattun671/
Dastom671/
Detousien671/
Detunc671/
Detunq671/
Dietan671/
Dhyton671/
Daitom671/
Djatongue671/
Dython671/
Detoum671/
Deotan671/
Duetan670/
Ditohn670/
Datgan670/
Dytoin670/
Dethating670/
Detunk670/

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Deaton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deaton
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