Faxton Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

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

Faxton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Faxton (12) may also be a first name.

Faxton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faxton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faxton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Faxton reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally It is held by 12 people.

The last name Faxton is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Faxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faxton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faxton last name expanded 195 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faxton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Faxton are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Faxton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $36,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faxtong921/
Faxthong864/
Foxton831,591/
Faston83517/
Fexton8314/
Vaxton830/
Phaxton7718/
Fastone7710/
Fauston778/
Fayston773/
Faiston772/
Foston671,073/
Vaston6710/
Fastan673/
Feathston670/
Fastom670/
Vexton670/
Foxtan670/

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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 Faxton
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