Exon Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Exon Surname Definition:

The ancient name of Exeter.

Exon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3651:152,65214,538
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Canada381:969,62173,252
Wales201:154,72710,755
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:153,30413,459
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Exon (1,388) may also be a first name.

Exon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The ancient name of Exeter.

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

Exon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Exon is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Exon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 364,266th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,353,729 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Exon reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Exon is also the 210,043rd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 1,388 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 365 people, or 1 in 152,652. In England Exon is mostly found in: City of Bristol, where 13 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 10 percent live and Leicestershire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Exon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Exon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Exon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Exon surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Exon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $41,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $58,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Exson89623/
Exion895/
Hexon894/
Exxon894/
Eixon893/
Eexon892/
Exoun891/
Euxon891/
Egxon891/
Exong891/
Edxon891/
Gexon891/
Eaxon890/
Hexson8010/
Exotin803/
Hexone802/
Eidxon801/
Eixion801/
Eixson801/
Aexson801/
Exsoon801/
Exsond801/
Heixon800/
Gexson800/
Eson753,010/
Axon752,812/
Ejon75355/
Ezon75227/
Econ75212/
Exan75100/
Exom7553/
Oxon7526/
Exun7510/
Exen758/
Ixon755/
Yxon751/
Heixson730/
Exssion730/
Edson6736,764/
Eason6727,917/
Hixon677,728/
Esson675,043/
Echon673,634/
Esong671,923/
Ezion67993/
Eison67960/
Yoxon67785/
Esuon67631/
Etson67625/
Ezoun67543/
Geson67281/
Eeson67258/
Ezong67206/
Gezon67186/
Exane67182/
Ecoin67179/
Hexom67175/
Ekson67166/
Heson67135/
Eshon67113/
Hezon6771/
Exant6765/
Hexan6764/
Esone6763/
Egson6761/
Esoin6755/
Exsan6752/
Esion6734/
Escon6734/
Ixion6731/
Econn6728/
Haxon6727/
Esoun6724/
Euzon6721/
Exune6716/
Esond6716/
Eyson6712/
Hecon677/
Eizon677/
Hexen677/
Ezcon677/
Ejohn676/
Oxzon676/
Esoon675/
Edjon675/
Ehson675/
Exzen674/
Esont674/
Gixon674/
Erzon674/
Eccon674/
Ezone674/
Ejhon673/
Esgon673/
Excen673/
Edcon673/
Egion673/
Jixon672/
Exsen672/
Ezoon672/
Ieson671/
Eazon671/
Exunn671/
Eyzon671/
Ezson671/
Egzon671/
Ezoin671/
Eecon671/
Hoxon671/
Ixson671/
Ixzon671/
Ocxon671/
Uixon671/
Ezuon671/
Etcon671/
Exahn671/
Exien671/
Aaxon671/
Ekjon671/
Axoon671/
Ejoin671/
Exhan671/
Jxgon671/
Exsun670/
Axonn670/
Exeen670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Exon
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