Heatherton Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Heatherton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heatherton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Heatherton (16) may also be a first name.

Heatherton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heatherton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heatherton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Heatherton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Heatherton live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Heatherton is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename in the world, held by 16 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Heatherton is primarily concentrated in: California, where 20 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Rhode Island, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Heatherton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heatherton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heatherton last name expanded 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heatherton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Heatherton surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heatherton are 20.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heatherton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $45,617 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heatherton
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