Doulton Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Doulton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dalton,' parishes in Lancashire, Durham, and Yorkshire (East Riding); townships in Lancashire, Northumberland, Yorkshire (North and West Ridings), and Durham. Meaning 'the town in the dale.
Read More About This SurnameDoulton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Doulton (16) may also be a first name.
Doulton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dalton,' parishes in Lancashire, Durham, and Yorkshire (East Riding); townships in Lancashire, Northumberland, Yorkshire (North and West Ridings), and Durham. Meaning 'the town in the dale.' This place-name is chiefly found in the hilly districts of North England.
Henry de Dalton, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Dalton, Northumberland. ibid.
Richard de Dalton, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Johannes de Dalton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1557. — Ellen Dalton: ibid.
1639. Married — Jeremye Daunaye and Catherine Daulton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Doubdess from Dalton in Northumberland. Mention was made c. 1315 of certain lands in Roxburgh, Kerton, etc., which had belonged to quondam William de Dalton (RSM., I, 14). William de Dalton was bailie of Aberdeen in 1368 (REA., II, p. 286), Helisei de Dalton was a bailie there, 1396 (ibid., II, p. 294), and Thomas Dalton was admitted burgess of the town in 1409 (NSCM., I, p. 4).
Parishes and places in cos. Lancaster, Northumberland, Durham, York, Dumfries, Lanark, &c. Dalton Hall, in the first named co., had owners of its own name temp. Edw. III. From them sprang the Daltons of Thurnham.
Probably Dolton, a parish in Devonshire.
Local. Lerived from the town of Dalton, in Lancashire, England; a corruption of Dale—ton, the town in the dale; or D'Alton, abbreviated to Dalton, that is from the high or rocky hill.
From Dolton; a location name in Devon.
Doulton Demographics
Doulton Religious Adherence
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Doulton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doulton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Doulton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Doulton.
How Common Is The Last Name Doulton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 975,866th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Doulton reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Doulton is most numerous in: Greater London, where 28 percent reside, Hampshire, where 16 percent reside and Essex, where 12 percent reside. Beside England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Doulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Doulton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Doulton last name grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Doulton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Doulton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.3% more than the national average, earning $54,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,456 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolton | 92 | 1,803 | / |
| Dulton | 92 | 68 | / |
| D'Houlton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Daulton | 86 | 2,265 | / |
| Dollton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Doylton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dalton | 77 | 107,629 | / |
| Doltan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dultan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Doltun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dálton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doltom | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'alton | 71 | 583 | / |
| Dahlton | 71 | 10 | / |
| Daltone | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dallton | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dealton | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dailton | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dalthon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Daltoin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dholtan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daylton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daltonh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hdalton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deilton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dultann | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dehylton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daiylton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dailthon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyeltton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doltanova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Daltun | 62 | 23 | / |
| Daltan | 62 | 16 | / |
| Daltom | 62 | 6 | / |
| Daltún | 62 | 2 | / |
| Dealtan | 57 | 166 | / |
| Dalttan | 57 | 5 | / |
| Daltung | 57 | 2 | / |
| D'Altan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dealtàn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Daltang | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dalthung | 53 | 21 | / |
| Daglitan | 53 | 2 | / |
| Deulteum | 53 | 1 | / |
| Daltanova | 50 | 1 | / |
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