Falton Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

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

Falton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Falton (82) may also be a first name.

Falton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Falton is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Falton.

How Common Is The Last Name Falton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,785,358th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Falton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Falton live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 82 people.

The surname Falton is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Falton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Falton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Falton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Falton last name is primarily Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Falton surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Falton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $39,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faulton9227/
Faltone9217/
Faylton921/
Fealton920/
Valton831,888/
Folton8382/
Faltan8322/
Faltom831/
Faltun831/
Vaulton7738/
Foulton7720/
Faltane7717/
Faltuin773/
Vallton771/
Fhelton771/
Vaalton771/
Foolton770/
Follton770/
Feylton770/
Folthong714/
Faltasin714/
Faaltuin711/
Foultong711/
Faltatyn711/
Fhaltane711/
Faultane710/
Foltán67556/
Foltan67292/
Faltum67144/
Falťan6761/
Foltun6752/
Valtan6743/
Volton6741/
Faltam6731/
Foultoing676/
Faltanova675/
Valtun671/
Valtón671/
Faltánová671/

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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
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  • 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 Falton
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