Doulton Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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.

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Doulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
India141:54,790,384527,769
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

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.

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

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probably Dolton, a parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Dolton; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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 can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doulton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 975,866th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Doulton are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. Doulton is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous given name world-wide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Doulton is most common in: Greater London, where 28 percent reside, Hampshire, where 16 percent reside and Essex, where 12 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs 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 frequency of Doulton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Doulton surname rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doulton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Doulton last name is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolton921,803/
Dulton9268/
D'Houlton881/
Daulton862,265/
Dollton861/
Doylton860/
Dalton77107,629/
Doltan7711/
Dultan773/
Doltun772/
Dálton771/
Doltom771/
D'alton71583/
Dahlton7110/
Daltone717/
Dallton717/
Dealton717/
Dailton716/
Dalthon714/
Daltoin712/
Dholtan711/
Daylton711/
Daltonh711/
Hdalton711/
Deilton711/
Dultann710/
Dehylton671/
Daiylton671/
Dailthon671/
Dyeltton671/
Doltanova631/
Daltun6223/
Daltan6216/
Daltom626/
Daltún622/
Dealtan57166/
Dalttan575/
Daltung572/
D'Altan571/
Dealtàn571/
Daltang571/
Dalthung5321/
Daglitan532/
Deulteum531/
Daltanova501/

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