Ditton Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Ditton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ditton,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Canterbury, Liverpool, Rochester, and Hereford.

John de Ditton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

William de Dittone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Ditton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6081:596,15048,585
Australia4491:60,1247,285
England2401:232,15919,279
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Ditton (55) may also be a first name.

Ditton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ditton,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Canterbury, Liverpool, Rochester, and Hereford.

John de Ditton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

William de Dittone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Nicholas de Dytton, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Ditton, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1786. Married — John Diton and Mary Bocquois: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Ditton, the Anglo-Saxon Díctún-the Dike or Ditch Farm or Estate [Old English díc + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Kent, Lancaster, Cambridge, Surrey, Salop, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ditton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ditton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ditton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 283,967th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,374,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Ditton are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 55 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 596,150. In The United States Ditton is most numerous in: Indiana, where 19 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Ditton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ditton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ditton surname grew 579 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ditton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ditton last name are 23.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.44% being registered with the political party.

Ditton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,793 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dithton921/
Dittong921/
Dittonh921/
Deitton920/
Diton91292/
Ditthong86123/
Dutton8342,562/
Diston832,144/
Daiton831,012/
Ditone83939/
Detton83164/
Dithon83108/
Dioton8328/
Ditoon8319/
Dieton8318/
Ditong8315/
Deiton8310/
Dittan838/
Dituon833/
Dytton831/
Duiton831/
Ditond831/
Ditohn830/
Dithong77804/
Ditthan77345/
Distone77210/
Disston77129/
Dettone779/
Daitone774/
Ditonne774/
Daitong774/
Duttton772/
Dettong772/
Dittann771/
Daittan771/
Dishton771/
Duiston771/
Deatton770/
Deiston770/
Daiston770/
Deihton770/
Dyton734,040/
Ditan733,174/
Duton732,050/
Deton73510/
Ditun7322/
Ditom736/
Ditão731/
Detthong71166/
Dettogne714/
Didthong712/
Ditonova711/
D'Hutton711/
Dettonne711/
Daithong711/
Deaton6719,436/
Dayton6713,412/
Deyton67953/
Detone67289/
Daitan67267/
Deston67173/
Dethon67139/
Deeton67108/
Dytone67106/
Duttan6782/
Duthon6766/
Duitan6755/
Distan6739/
Ditung6728/
Detoon6726/
Detong6718/
Ditane6717/
Ditang6716/
Dithan6711/
Dettan6710/
Detond675/
Ditaan675/
Ditoum675/
Deuton674/
Deitan674/
Dithun674/
Duyton673/
Dittanova672/
Dyston671/
Dietun671/
Doitom671/
Dhitan671/
Daitun671/
Dyhton671/
Dutoun671/
Doyton671/
Dithom671/
Dueton671/
Ditand671/
Dutoin671/
Dietan671/
Dhyton671/
Daitom671/
Distun671/
Dython671/
Dhitun671/
Dudton670/
Dytoin670/
Detgon670/

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