Droughton Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Droughton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Droughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England321:1,741,18971,393
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Droughton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Droughton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Droughton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Droughton are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Droughton is most frequent in: Texas, where 24 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Ohio, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States Droughton exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Droughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Droughton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Droughton last name expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Droughton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Droughton surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Droughton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning $31,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Roughton951/
D Roughton950/
Troughton892,675/
Draughton8911/
Draghton820/
Dreighton7841/
Troughten781/
Traughton780/
Drufton750/
Trughten710/
Darvoutna671/

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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 Droughton
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