Holton Surname

25,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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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Holton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3771:23,5712,961
England2,5291:22,0323,082
Australia9771:27,6313,752
Canada4631:79,5808,905
South Africa3821:141,82616,286
Ireland3411:13,8091,617
Scotland1501:35,6923,478
Wales1361:22,7542,421
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Denmark881:64,1446,446
Sweden321:307,71121,451
France271:2,460,101186,232
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1421:31,1963,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4991:16,2612,384
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8221:17,7952,269

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in cos. Lincoln, Oxon, Somerset, Suffolk, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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 last name Holton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holton? popularity and diffusion

Holton is the 25,872nd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 350,262 people. The surname Holton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Holton are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 449,413th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 373 people.

The last name Holton is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 15,377 people, or 1 in 23,571. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Holton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holton 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 devotion of those holding the Holton surname is primarily Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Holton surname are 15.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.6% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houlton922,006/
Cholton9240/
Huolton924/
Kholton921/
Hoylton921/
Holtone921/
Holthon921/
Hotlton921/
Holtoon921/
Holdton920/
Olton911,146/
Hoselton86988/
Choltong861/
Houslton861/
Cholthon861/
Choulton860/
Helton8332,700/
Halton835,446/
Holtan832,042/
Holtom831,885/
Oulton831,815/
Hulton831,192/
Golton83285/
Jolton8352/
Holtán8346/
Ehlton8317/
Oltond839/
Ollton839/
Uolton835/
Oltong835/
Holtun831/
Oslton831/
O'Lton831/
Oilton831/
Hosselton8093/
Houselton802/
Houltoing802/
Hougliton801/
D'Houlton801/
Holthosen800/
Chalton77353/
Holtung77125/
Goulton77117/
Holtuin7797/
Oselton7785/
Haulton7765/
Holtane7753/
Hellton7721/
Holthan774/
Houltom774/
Huslton772/
Heltoin771/
Huylton771/
Holteun771/
Holltan771/
Haltone771/
Goldton771/
Hallton771/
Holtang771/
Khalton771/
Kholtan771/
Kholtun771/
Holttom770/
Chulton770/
Haldton770/
Holtand770/
Heelton770/
Choolthong751/
Holthousen750/
Alton739,999/
Elton738,881/
Oltan73615/
Ulton7333/
Oltom731/
Oltoń731/
Haselton71934/
Huselton71272/
Osselton7143/
Houlthan7115/
Khaltoon714/
Chatlton712/
Chaltone712/
Holtuine711/
Hacelton711/
Holtamnn711/
Chaltoun711/
Cholltan711/
Chaulton710/
Hacilton710/
Outleton710/
Hatelton710/
Hasllton710/
Chaslton710/
Holthunk710/
Ochilton710/
Hasilton710/
Haltom672,708/
Galton671,124/
Holthusen671,015/
Allton67874/
Aulton67460/
Holtum67366/
Holtam67309/
Gulton67189/
Jalton67185/
Joltan6782/
Holtanová6764/
Altone6758/
Altoon6745/
Joltun6742/
Altoun6732/
Hasselton6731/
Holtánová6729/
Haltan6725/
Julton6724/
Altonn6720/
Uilton6719/
Husselton6718/
Holtausen6716/
Aalton6716/
Hultom6714/
Ellton6712/
Oldtom6711/
Hultan6710/
Aslton677/
Altomn674/
Aelton673/
Heltan673/
Holtanova673/
Goltan672/
Altong672/
Ahltun672/
Oultom672/
Choosilthong672/
Oltamn671/
Holthasen671/
Atlton671/
Ullton671/
Haltun671/
Altont671/
Eltoun671/
Hassilton670/
Hattleton670/
Haszelton670/
Hosseltan670/

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Holton Reference & Research

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