Garton Surname
Approximately 9,249 people bear this surname
Garton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Garton,' two parishes in East Riding of Yorks, one in Holderness, the other near Great Driffield.
Willelmus de Garton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1624. Baptised — Dorothye, d.
Read More About This SurnameGarton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,575 | 1:79,226 | 9,047 |
| England | 2,489 | 1:22,386 | 3,129 |
| Australia | 771 | 1:35,014 | 4,614 |
| Canada | 659 | 1:55,911 | 6,614 |
| New Zealand | 289 | 1:15,669 | 2,731 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Liberia | 58 | 1:76,009 | 6,407 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:68,767 | 6,014 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,477 | 1:16,503 | 2,407 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 795 | 1:63,168 | 6,897 |
Garton (60) may also be a first name.
Garton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Garton,' two parishes in East Riding of Yorks, one in Holderness, the other near Great Driffield.
Willelmus de Garton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1624. Baptised — Dorothye, d. George Gascoigne, St. James, Clerkenwell.
1696. John Gascoyne and Sarah Johnson: Marriage Lic. (London).
(English) belonging to Garton=the Gore Enclosure, or Farmstead [Old English gára, a three-cornered or projecting piece of land, a gore+tún]
Two parishes in co. York.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Garton Demographics
Average Garton Salary in
United States
$45,674 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Garton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garton (Russian: Гартон) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 54,986th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 787,928 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Garton live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 60 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,575 people, or 1 in 79,226. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Garton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Garton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garton last name rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Garton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Garton last name are 23.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.85% registered with the party.
The amount Garton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.9% more than the national average, earning R 351,456 per year; in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $50,018 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garton in the Russian language | ||
| Гартон | garton | - |
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Garton Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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