Felton Surname

19,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,177 people bear this surname

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

Felton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Felton,' parishes in Herefordshire, Northumberland, and Salop.

John de Feltone, Nottinghamshire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

'William de Feltone, Northumberland, ibid.

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Felton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,4341:17,7382,252
England4,3661:12,7621,880
Australia1,4011:19,2692,663
Canada3931:93,75510,242
South Africa3741:144,86016,543
Wales2911:10,6341,190
New Zealand2021:22,4173,922
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Ecuador701:227,2268,217
Poland451:844,63965,213
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
France291:2,290,439180,028
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Jersey221:4,509908
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Seychelles181:5,133784
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
India111:69,733,217610,955
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Falkland Islands101:31359
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
China81:170,915,1968,932
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0161:12,0911,843
Wales621:25,2971,450
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4491:14,5601,867

Felton (6,380) may also be a first name.

Felton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Felton,' parishes in Herefordshire, Northumberland, and Salop.

John de Feltone, Nottinghamshire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

'William de Feltone, Northumberland, ibid.

William de Felton, rector of St. Mary Magdalen, Warham, Norfolk, 1349: History of Norfolk.

Johannes de Felton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1578-0, . Edward Felton and Elizabeth Crockett: Marriage Lic. (London).

1660. Married — Thomas Felton and Jane Smith: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Felton = the Farm on the Field or Plain [Old Englishfeld + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Felton (homestead in open country), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Hereford, Northumberland, Somerset, and Shropshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A small town in England; the rocky or stony hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A branch of the Lords Bertram of Mitford, Northumberland (Banks, Dorm. Peerage, Art. Bertram). See Mitford.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Garden, Enclosed place.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Northumberland, Somerset.

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

The Feltons take their name from a Shropshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Felton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felton (Arabic: فيلتون, Russian: Фелтон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Felton is the 19,472nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 258,635 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Felton are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Felton is also the 82,344th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,380 people.

The last name Felton is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 20,434 people, or 1 in 17,738. In The United States Felton is mostly concentrated in: California, where 6 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Felton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Felton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Felton last name grew 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 149 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (81%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Felton surname are 4.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Felton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.16% more than the national average, earning R 382,980 per year; in United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $50,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feltoon9237/
Fielton924/
Feltone922/
Feltong920/
Foelton920/
Feltton920/
Feltoing86182/
Felltton860/
Felthonn860/
Feltan83468/
Filton83176/
Velton83142/
Fälton8311/
Fleton8311/
Feltom833/
Fltonn833/
Feltane77975/
Fletton77167/
Fueltan7798/
Felthan7719/
Felthun7719/
Filtton776/
Phelton775/
Fuilton771/
Fillton771/
Vielton771/
Felttan771/
Feldtan770/
Feltung770/
Felthousen75122/
Figliton711/
Feelthousen711/
Felthahn710/
Veltan67467/
Vilton67167/
Fletan6740/
Filtan676/
Flåtan675/
Veltun673/
Feltam673/
Fltane671/
Feltum670/

Felton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Felton in the Russian language
Фелтонfelton-
Felton in the Arabic language
فيلتونfyltwn-

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