Hawton Surname

458,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Hawton Surname Definition:

A parish in co. Notts.

Hawton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Canada1751:210,54620,414
England1551:359,47125,733
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Hawton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in co. Notts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hawton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawton is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 458,583rd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,888,122 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Hawton live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 139,153. In Australia Hawton is mostly found in: Queensland, where 43 percent reside, New South Wales, where 41 percent reside and Western Australia, where 8 percent reside. Beside Australia it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Hawton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hawton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hawton last name declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hawton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hawton surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hawton earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.99% more than the national average, earning R 299,400 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% more than the national average, earning $55,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawtone927/
Hawthon924/
Khawton923/
Awton912/
Hawthone8617/
Hawthoen862/
Heawtong861/
Khawtoon861/
Hawttoon860/
Hawthotn860/
Howton832,096/
Hewton83848/
Hafton8351/
Habton8311/
Havton836/
Hawtan832/
Gawton831/
Chawthong8087/
Heawthong803/
Kheawthon801/
Habtoun77139/
Chafton7777/
Hawthan776/
Houwton772/
Khawtun771/
Howtone771/
Howthon771/
Hawthom771/
Haffton770/
Haufton770/
Cheawthong751/
Ewton73698/
Afton73471/
Owton7356/
Abton7321/
Avton737/
Awtan731/
Chaufton7124/
Kheawtan714/
Chawtung711/
Chaftoun711/
Chawtang711/
Khaftoon711/
Hawthand710/
Haftosen710/
Haftom675,635/
Gafton671,644/
Aftoon67472/
Hefton67286/
Hofton67182/
Haftan6775/
Havtan6726/
Aftong6717/
Haftun6711/
Habtan675/
Havtun674/
Aifton672/
Hobton672/
Hawtam671/
Afhton671/
Adfton671/
Oewton671/
Asfton671/
Awthan671/
Kheawtuin671/
Jowton670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hawton
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