Dighton Surname

254,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dighton Surname Definition:

V. Deighton.

Dighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8221:67,7847,844
United States4191:865,05765,721
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Wales351:88,4157,250
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Dighton (39) may also be a first name.

Dighton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Deighton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dighton Last Name Facts

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

Dighton is most common in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dighton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dighton? popularity and diffusion

Dighton is the 254,976th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,707,717 people. The last name Dighton occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Dighton live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 822 people, or 1 in 67,784. In England Dighton is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Kent, where 18 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Dighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dighton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dighton last name rose 377 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 582 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dighton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dighton surname are 24.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dighton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.55% more than the national average, earning R 353,016 per year; in United States they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $42,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $70,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deighton934,636/
Dieghton938/
Daighton932/
Dughton862/
Dyghton861/
Dightan860/
Deghton860/
Dightun860/
Deightom800/
Dightam7126/

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Footnotes

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