Helton Surname

16,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,700 people bear this surname

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

Helton Surname User-submission:

This surname was first noted in Cheshire, in a village at Elton, and later adopted by native Americans in the United States in the late 1700's. It means 'from the hilltops'.

Helton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,8251:11,3891,415
Brazil2351:910,95532,619
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada801:460,57039,784
Australia681:396,99632,204
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
England121:4,643,172139,951
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
India71:109,580,769786,157
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5761:19,4952,469

The alternate forms: Hélton (1) are calculated separately.

Helton (36,659) may also be a first name.

Helton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was first noted in Cheshire, in a village at Elton, and later adopted by native Americans in the United States in the late 1700's. It means 'from the hilltops'.

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Helton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helton (Marathi: हेलटन) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Hélton. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,970th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 222,861 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Helton are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Helton is also the 23,848th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 36,659 people.

Helton is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 31,825 people, or 1 in 11,389. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, Kentucky, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Helton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helton last name expanded 1,235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helton surname are 25.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Helton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $38,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hélton941/
Chelton92819/
Healton92115/
Hellton9221/
Helthon9217/
Heltoin921/
Heylton920/
Heilton920/
Heslton920/
Heelton920/
Elton918,881/
Heselton86918/
Chellton867/
Chelthon861/
Hesilton860/
Cheelton860/
Hilton8370,169/
Holton8320,806/
Hylton8319,011/
Halton835,446/
Gelton83122/
Eltong8371/
Elthon8347/
Jelton8335/
Ehlton8317/
Ellton8312/
Ealton837/
Eslton834/
Eylton834/
Aelton833/
Heltan833/
Eltomn832/
Heltom831/
Yhlton831/
Hílton831/
Eltone831/
Eltoun831/
Hesselton80178/
Hettleton800/
Heaselton800/
Heseltone800/
Chilton7715,792/
Khilton77245/
Hillton77153/
Halthon7760/
D'Elton7752/
Hilthon7735/
Hailton7722/
Helltun779/
Helttan774/
Chylton772/
Huylton771/
Hyllton771/
Hyltont771/
Hyltoon771/
Hoylton771/
Hiltoen771/
Hiltong771/
Esltone771/
Haylton771/
Hiltone771/
Holthon771/
Hallton771/
Chélton771/
Cheltan771/
Holtoon771/
Egliton770/
Iselton770/
Haldton770/
Holdton770/
Hiltgon770/
Hiltton770/
Cheltonova7555/
Eltom7335,052/
Alton739,999/
Olton731,146/
Ilton73307/
Eltan73238/
Eltun7352/
Ylton732/
Helthang7163/
Chislton7118/
Chillton715/
Eltonova712/
Chiltoon712/
Cheltung711/
Ettleton711/
D'Hilton711/
Cheltane711/
Chiltone711/
Hilthone711/
Eggilton710/
Hayleton710/
Chailton710/
Chelthan710/
Eiselton710/
Eltoum6727,136/
Holtan672,042/
Allton67874/
Elthan67765/
Gilton67521/
Ailton67212/
Yolton67130/
Ajlton6798/
Eltoom6749/
Holtán6746/
Altoon6745/
Hiltan6742/
Jilton6739/
Eltang6734/
Haltan6725/
Altonn6720/
Uilton6719/
Jeltan6716/
Aalton6716/
Hyltun6710/
Hesseltun6710/
Ollton679/
Aylton676/
Elthom674/
Hiltom674/
Hiltun673/
Althon672/
Yilton672/
Healthand672/
Hyltan671/
Eltand671/
Elthun671/
Elltom671/
O'Lton671/
Oilton671/
Cheheltan671/
Iltond671/
Heltum670/
Geltun670/

Helton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Helton in the Marathi language
हेलटनhelatana-

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Helton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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