Flaxton Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Flaxton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Flaxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Flaxton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Flaxton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flaxton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. Flaxton is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Flaxton reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England Flaxton is most prevalent in: Kent, where 20 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 19 percent live and Essex, where 17 percent live. Outside of England Flaxton occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Flaxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flaxton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flexton8661/
Flaston861/
Flastone809/
Flagston802/
Flagstone753/
Fladstone751/
Vlaston7112/
Flaggstone711/
Flochton670/
Flagstand631/
Flockston630/

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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 Flaxton
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