Dreighton Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dreighton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dreighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649

Dreighton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dreighton has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dreighton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dreighton? popularity and diffusion

Dreighton is the 3,055,934th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Dreighton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dreighton are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Dreighton is primarily found in: Texas, where 66 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Nevada, where 12 percent are found.

Dreighton Last Name Statistics demography

Dreighton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drighton940/
Draghton820/
Driton8010/
Dreton804/
Dreitn801/
Droughton78119/
Draughton7811/
Terighton781/
Turighton780/
Drioton7580/
Dreyton7520/
Drewton759/
Dritton756/
Droiton753/
Drejton752/
Treiton751/
Dretton751/
Duriton751/
Dariton751/
Dreaton751/
Driyton751/
Deriton751/
Draiton750/
Doriton750/
Dryhton750/
Dreuton750/
Direton750/
D'Roughton741/
Durioton7136/
Drittone711/
Drton711/
Dorieton710/
Dowriton710/
Dorton673,625/
Darton671,010/
Treton67694/
Triton67312/
Dirton67208/
Derton67137/
Durton6760/
Dritan6737/
Dryton6714/
Draton6714/
Traighten674/
Dredon672/
Dredin672/
Drtony671/
Dreten671/
Dretin671/
Trhton670/
Druton670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dreighton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis