Hulton Surname

314,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Hulton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hulton.' Three townships in the parish of Dean, Lancashire, whence the Lancashire Hultons. Hulton = Hilton or Hill-town; compare Hull and Hill.

'William Hulton, alias Hilton, of Hilton Parke (now Hulton Park), Lancashire': London Visitation, 1635.

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Hulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:798,36861,583
England3711:150,18314,363
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Australia621:435,41534,362
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Wales311:99,8247,946
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5901:41,3145,217
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Hulton (46) may also be a first name.

Hulton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hulton.' Three townships in the parish of Dean, Lancashire, whence the Lancashire Hultons. Hulton = Hilton or Hill-town; compare Hull and Hill.

'William Hulton, alias Hilton, of Hilton Parke (now Hulton Park), Lancashire': London Visitation, 1635.

Jarnord de Hulton, 1199-1200: Baines' Lancashire.

Richard de Hulton, 1311: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Hulton = the Hill Farmstead or Estate [v. under Hull, and + Old English tún] The Lancashire Hulton occurs as Hilton and Hulton in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"Hulton is in the parish of Dean (co. Lancaster) and it gave name to Bleythen, called de Hulton, in the reign of Henry II., and from him this ancient family, still seated at their ancestral and original manor, are regularly descended." Baines's Lancashire. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, p. 116.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire Bleythen de Hulton was lord of the manor temp. Hen. II. Jorvet de Hulton in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John, A.D. 1199.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hulton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hulton is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hulton? popularity and diffusion

Hulton is the 314,885th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. The surname Hulton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Hulton live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hulton is also the 1,484,914th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 798,368. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Hulton is found in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Hulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hulton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 261 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hulton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hulton surname is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hulton surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Hulton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.08% less than the national average, earning R 33,084 per year; in United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.12% more than the national average, earning $59,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houlton922,006/
Haulton9265/
Huslton922/
Huelton921/
Huylton921/
Chulton920/
Ulton9133/
Huselton86272/
Houslton861/
Huelthon861/
Choulton860/
Chaulton860/
Hilton8370,169/
Holton8320,806/
Oulton831,815/
Aulton83460/
Gulton83189/
Julton8324/
Uilton8319/
Hultom8314/
Hultan8310/
Ullton831/
Uelton831/
Husselton8018/
Chulthong8015/
Houltoing802/
Houselton802/
Hougliton801/
D'Houlton801/
Uselton771,546/
Gaulton771,054/
Usilton77410/
Hillton77153/
Goulton77117/
Cholton7740/
Hilthon7735/
Houltom774/
Khultan771/
Chultan771/
Holthon771/
Hultoum771/
Holtoon771/
Holdton770/
Haultom770/
Hiltton770/
Auldton770/
Olton731,146/
Ilton73307/
Ultan7364/
Usselton7132/
Houlthan7115/
Hultotim716/
Chusilthong715/
D'Hilton711/
Huseltom711/
Cholthon711/
Ussilton710/
Outleton710/
Hultahan710/
Holtan672,042/
Hultum6787/
Gultan6751/
Holtán6746/
Hiltan6742/
Jilton6739/
Aultom6732/
Jultun6721/
Eultom6712/
Ultang6710/
Ollton679/
Aultan678/
Aultun677/
Jultan674/
Oultom672/
Gultun671/
Uiltom671/
Holtun671/

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