Gratton Surname

40,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Gratton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Gratton, or Dweller at the Great Farm, or Estate, or Village [Old English greát + tún]

Gratton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,4611:6,747991
United States2,6701:135,75214,216
England2,4811:22,4583,140
Italy7371:82,98114,447
Australia5421:49,8086,201
France4921:135,00620,652
Wales1461:21,1952,251
Argentina971:440,65433,272
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China51:273,464,31313,838
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1281:21,6093,058
Wales531:29,5931,646
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

The alternate forms: Grattón (1) & Grattòn (1) are calculated separately.

Gratton (98) may also be a first name.

Gratton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Gratton, or Dweller at the Great Farm, or Estate, or Village [Old English greát + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

The Grattons take their name from a Derbyshire township. John Gratton was a copyholder of Bonsall in the reign of James I. (G.), and the name is still established there.

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

Gratton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gratton (Russian: Граттон) is found most frequently in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant: Grattón or Grattòn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gratton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,382nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 561,314 people. The last name Gratton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Gratton reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gratton is also the 956,749th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 98 people.

The last name Gratton is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 5,461 people, or 1 in 6,747. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 55 percent live, Ontario, where 28 percent live and Alberta, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Gratton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gratton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gratton surname rose 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 160 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gratton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gratton last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gratton surname are 17.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gratton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 89.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,731 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning R 243,168 per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $46,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grattón951/
Grattòn951/
Grattone93357/
Grattton931/
Graytton931/
Graton921,728/
Grattan863,849/
Gretton861,917/
Grayton86239/
Grotton86170/
Graston86167/
Greaton8695/
Gratong8642/
Gratone869/
Grattom864/
Grattão863/
Graiton862/
Graeton860/
Grauton860/
Grayston801,432/
Grottone8031/
Greatone807/
Grastone804/
Grathong801/
Grasston801/
Graitong801/
Greaston800/
Groton77274/
Gratão7724/
Greton773/
Gratan773/
Gratun772/
Gratom772/
Gratón771/
Graystone75529/
Graithong754/
Greyton7131/
Ghroton7110/
Grattum719/
Groston716/
Graystoone714/
Grettan712/
Graytan712/
Greeton712/
Grouton712/
Ghratan711/
Grottan711/
Grauythong711/
Grottun710/
Grathan710/
Gruiton710/
Grothon710/
Greyston6715/
Grootonk6713/
Grothong673/
Graatang672/
Groytong671/
Greyttan671/
Grathamn671/
Groyston670/
Grouston670/
Grastane670/
Greiston670/
Grasthan670/
Grastand670/
Graustun670/

Gratton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gratton in the Russian language
Граттонgratton-

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Footnotes

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