Hockton Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hockton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hockton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hockton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hockton is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hockton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hockton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Hockton live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England Hockton is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 30 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 17 percent reside. Beside England Hockton is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Hockton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hockton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hockton last name increased 330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hokton921/
Hocton920/
Ockton920/
Hockthong881/
Hokthon861/
Hookton861/
Octon8382/
Okton838/
Hokthong8086/
Hooktong804/
Chokthon804/
Choktong802/
Jocktoon800/
Eckton77213/
Hogton7766/
Jocton7716/
Octong7715/
Hekton777/
Ackton775/
Hucton774/
Hacton774/
Octone772/
Ahcton771/
Hukton771/
Chokthong75898/
Hookthong755/
Chacktong752/
Hougton7158/
Hoctane719/
Khogton713/
Hektoon712/
Hectonn711/
Chackthong711/
Oktoond711/
Hectton710/
Acton6713,720/
Oktan672,889/
Chactong6781/
Oktun6737/
Chokthom6732/
Hougthon6718/
Octan6717/
Chacktan6715/
Khogthon675/
Houhgton673/
Ogton672/
Khaktoon672/
Ucton671/
Octoń671/
Akton671/
Hohgtong671/
Hogthton670/

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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
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  • 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 Hockton
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