Hufton Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hufton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hufton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8961:62,1857,320
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Wales291:106,7088,358
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:69,8437,843
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Hufton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hufton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hufton? popularity and diffusion

Hufton is the 267,533rd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Hufton are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 896 people, or 1 in 62,185. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 21 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 13 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Hufton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hufton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hufton surname rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hufton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hufton are 7.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hufton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning R 245,100 per year; in United States they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $35,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $55,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houfton9216/
Huffton9211/
Haufton920/
Ufton91210/
Chaufton8624/
Hifton833/
Gufton831/
Huwton831/
Hubton830/
Houwton772/
Hubtoon770/
Ubton731/
Houphton710/
Howton672,096/
Guftan6717/
Uewton672/
Howthon621/
Auftung620/
Owton5556/
Iftan5514/
Ivton551/
Jiwton503/
Ifthan502/
Iewton501/
Jivton501/
Oewton501/
Iphtan501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hufton
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