Holton Surname
Approximately 20,806 people bear this surname
Holton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holton,' i.e. the town or farmstead by the holt or wood (v. Town and Holt); parishes in Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Suffolk; v. Houlton for a variant.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,377 | 1:23,571 | 2,961 |
| England | 2,529 | 1:22,032 | 3,082 |
| Australia | 977 | 1:27,631 | 3,752 |
| Canada | 463 | 1:79,580 | 8,905 |
| South Africa | 382 | 1:141,826 | 16,286 |
| Ireland | 341 | 1:13,809 | 1,617 |
| Scotland | 150 | 1:35,692 | 3,478 |
| Wales | 136 | 1:22,754 | 2,421 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Denmark | 88 | 1:64,144 | 6,446 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 142 | 1:31,196 | 3,100 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,499 | 1:16,261 | 2,384 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,822 | 1:17,795 | 2,269 |
Holton (373) may also be a first name.
Holton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Holton,' i.e. the town or farmstead by the holt or wood (v. Town and Holt); parishes in Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Suffolk; v. Houlton for a variant.
(English) belonging to Holton = 1 the Farmstead at the Hollow [Old English hol(h, a hollow + tún] 2 the Farmstead at the Wood [Old English holt, a wood + tún] 3 for Halton (q.v.): Holton, Soms., e.g., occurs as Healhtún in an Anglo-Saxon charter.
(English) One who came from Holton (homestead on a spur of land, or in a remote valley, or by a hollow or belonging to Hola), the name of various places in England, with these different meanings.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Lincoln, Oxon, Somerset, Suffolk, &c.
Holton was the name of the owner of the manor of Flore in the 15th century (B.), and of the incumbent of Potterspury in 1568 (Wh.). There are parishes of the name in Oxfordshire, Lincolnshire, etc.
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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Holton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Holton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Holton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Holton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Holton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,872nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 350,262 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Holton live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 449,413th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 373 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 15,377 people, or 1 in 23,571. In The United States Holton is most prevalent in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Holton occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Holton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Holton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 240 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 591 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Holton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Holton last name is predominantly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Holton surname are 15.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.6% being registered with the party.
The amount Holton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.57% less than the national average, earning 167,615 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.83% more than the national average, earning R 396,444 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,350 CAD per year.
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Holton Reference & Research
Holt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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