Faulton Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Faulton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Faulton (11) may also be a first name.

Faulton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faulton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faulton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Faulton live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Faulton is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 54 percent live, South Carolina, where 19 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live.

Faulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faulton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faulton last name grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faulton Last Name Statistics demography

Faulton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fulton9262,978/
Falton92106/
Fullton8661/
Vaulton8638/
Foulton8620/
Faltone8617/
Fultonk861/
Fultojn861/
Faylton861/
Fuilton861/
Fulthon861/
Fultone860/
Fealton860/
Foultong801/
Faultane800/
Valton771,888/
Folton7782/
Faltan7722/
Fultan7712/
Fultun775/
Fultom773/
Faltom771/
Faltun771/
Foultoing756/
Fultang71173/
Fueltan7198/
Faltane7117/
Voulton7113/
Fielton714/
Faltuin713/
Fulthan712/
Vaalton711/
Phulton711/
Fultane711/
Fulttan711/
Vuilton711/
Vallton711/
Feylton710/
Follton710/
Foelton710/
Foolton710/
Faltasin674/
Folthong674/
Faaltuin671/
Fulltank671/
Faltatyn671/
Fulthang671/
Fultahan671/
Fhaltane671/

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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 Faulton
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