Kelton Surname

103,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kelton Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name, Kirkcudbrightshire. John Keltone in Bordland, 1685 (Dumfries).

Kelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6941:98,12110,921
Australia4831:55,8926,847
England1211:460,48030,233
Canada781:472,37940,609
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
China71:195,331,65210,124
Wales71:442,07621,198
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland381:98,5064,956
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:63,8916,961

Kelton (4,377) may also be a first name.

Kelton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name, Kirkcudbrightshire. John Keltone in Bordland, 1685 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Kelton Last Name Facts

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

Kelton (Russian: Келтон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,144th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,597,445 people. The surname Kelton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kelton are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 104,344th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 4,377 people.

The last name Kelton is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,694 people, or 1 in 98,121. In The United States Kelton is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Kelton occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Kelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kelton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kelton last name grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kelton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kelton last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kelton last name are 8.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kelton earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning R 285,192 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $58,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielton9230/
Kellton923/
Kaelton921/
Keelton920/
Keltoten8625/
Keltotin864/
Celton83795/
Kilton83498/
Kleton83144/
Keltan839/
Keltun838/
Kylton833/
Chelton77819/
Killton7719/
Cellton775/
Quelton773/
Caelton771/
Keltune771/
Klhtoon771/
Kiltotin7137/
Chellton717/
Keltutin712/
Kkeltoum711/
Kelthoom711/
Chelthon711/
Cheelton710/
Kuelthan710/
Cleton67492/
Kiltan67215/
Celtan6771/
Kletan677/
Klhtun674/
Cilton673/
Khltan671/
Kiltoting671/
Kiltonova671/
Keltanova671/

Kelton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelton in the Russian language
Келтонkelton-

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