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 surname Hawton is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 458,583rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,888,122 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 139,153. In Australia Hawton is primarily found in: Queensland, where 43 percent live, New South Wales, where 41 percent live and Western Australia, where 8 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Hawton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hawton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hawton surname fell 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hawton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hawton last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.43% being registered with 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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