Hulton Surname
Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameHulton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 454 | 1:798,368 | 61,583 |
| England | 371 | 1:150,183 | 14,363 |
| Canada | 143 | 1:257,661 | 24,352 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 590 | 1:41,314 | 5,217 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:288,613 | 23,092 |
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.
(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.
"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.
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.
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Hulton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hulton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hulton is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hulton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 314,885th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 46 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 798,368. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.
Hulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hulton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hulton surname grew 261 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hulton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hulton last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houlton | 92 | 2,006 | / |
| Haulton | 92 | 65 | / |
| Huslton | 92 | 2 | / |
| Huelton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Huylton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chulton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ulton | 91 | 33 | / |
| Huselton | 86 | 272 | / |
| Houslton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Huelthon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Choulton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chaulton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hilton | 83 | 70,169 | / |
| Holton | 83 | 20,806 | / |
| Oulton | 83 | 1,815 | / |
| Aulton | 83 | 460 | / |
| Gulton | 83 | 189 | / |
| Julton | 83 | 24 | / |
| Uilton | 83 | 19 | / |
| Hultom | 83 | 14 | / |
| Hultan | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ullton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uelton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Husselton | 80 | 18 | / |
| Chulthong | 80 | 15 | / |
| Houltoing | 80 | 2 | / |
| Houselton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hougliton | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Houlton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uselton | 77 | 1,546 | / |
| Gaulton | 77 | 1,054 | / |
| Usilton | 77 | 410 | / |
| Hillton | 77 | 153 | / |
| Goulton | 77 | 117 | / |
| Cholton | 77 | 40 | / |
| Hilthon | 77 | 35 | / |
| Houltom | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khultan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chultan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holthon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hultoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holtoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holdton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Haultom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hiltton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Auldton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Olton | 73 | 1,146 | / |
| Ilton | 73 | 307 | / |
| Ultan | 73 | 64 | / |
| Usselton | 71 | 32 | / |
| Houlthan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hultotim | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chusilthong | 71 | 5 | / |
| D'Hilton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huseltom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cholthon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ussilton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Outleton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hultahan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Holtan | 67 | 2,042 | / |
| Hultum | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gultan | 67 | 51 | / |
| Holtán | 67 | 46 | / |
| Hiltan | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jilton | 67 | 39 | / |
| Aultom | 67 | 32 | / |
| Jultun | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eultom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ultang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ollton | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aultan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aultun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jultan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oultom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gultun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiltom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Holtun | 67 | 1 | / |
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