Where Does The Last Name Horton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Horton occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,863^rd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 50,329 people. The last name Horton is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Horton live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 208,516^th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 1,405 people.

The surname Horton is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 109,686 people, or 1 in 3,305. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 117 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Horton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Horton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Horton last name expanded 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 411 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horton surname are 10.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.94% more than the national average, earning 456,618 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 97.51% more than the national average, earning R 469,356 per year; in United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $51,272 CAD per year.