Dighton Surname
Approximately 1,548 people bear this surname
Dighton Surname Definition:
V. Deighton.
Dighton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 822 | 1:67,784 | 7,844 |
| United States | 419 | 1:865,057 | 65,721 |
| Australia | 216 | 1:124,980 | 13,694 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 218 | 1:111,814 | 10,928 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Dighton (39) may also be a first name.
Dighton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Deighton.
Dighton Demographics
Average Male Dighton Height
178.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dighton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dighton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dighton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dighton? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 254,976th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,707,717 people. The surname Dighton occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Dighton live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Dighton is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name worldwide, 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 most common in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, Kent, where 18 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent are found. Aside from England Dighton exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Dighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency 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 Dighton are 24.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.
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Footnotes
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