Glenton Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Glenton Surname Definition:

Probably Glinton, co. Northampton.

Glenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:118,29712,035
Australia561:482,06636,890
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales171:182,03112,022
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Glenton (1,076) may also be a first name.

Glenton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably Glinton, co. Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glenton Last Name Facts

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

Glenton (Russian: Глэнтон) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glenton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glenton is the 510,931st most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The surname Glenton is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Glenton live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 243,657th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,076 people.

The last name Glenton is most frequent in England, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 118,297. In England Glenton is most numerous in: Northumberland, where 15 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England Glenton occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Glenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Glenton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Glenton last name expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glenton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glenton surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Glenton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.64% less than the national average, earning R 190,956 per year and in United States they earn 16.89% more than the national average, earning $50,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glanton861,599/
Glinton861,175/
Glynton866/
Glandton802/
Glannton801/
Glantoun801/
Glanthon801/
Glintong801/
Glinthong753/
Gellintgon711/
Glantan710/
Glintham531/

Glenton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glenton in the Russian language
Глэнтонglenton-

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