Duncton Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Duncton Surname User-submission:

The Duncton surname derives from the small village of the same name situated just south of Petworth in West Sussex, England. One definitely known surname of Duncton was given by the parish to an infant male child found wandering the streets of the village with no known parents locally.

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Duncton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:418,93328,433
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Duncton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Duncton surname derives from the small village of the same name situated just south of Petworth in West Sussex, England. One definitely known surname of Duncton was given by the parish to an infant male child found wandering the streets of the village with no known parents locally. This is recorded in the parish register.

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Duncton Demographics

Average Duncton Salary in
England

£26,197

Per year
Rank:
49,799 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000261288
Rank: 28,806 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
97.11%
Sample size: 23 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Duncton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duncton occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duncton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Duncton is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Duncton reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 418,933. In England Duncton is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 44 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and West Sussex, where 17 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Duncton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Duncton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Duncton surname grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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