Kenton Surname

109,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Kenton Surname Definition:

Parishes, &c., in cos. Somerset, Suffolk, Northumberland, and Devon.

Kenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4531:147,76115,244
England8771:63,5337,443
Jamaica4121:6,966841
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Canada611:604,02649,778
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Australia421:642,75544,739
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Wales261:119,0209,008
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Scotland91:594,86921,724
India71:109,580,769786,157
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:105,28010,575

Kenton (12,815) may also be a first name.

Kenton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Parishes, &c., in cos. Somerset, Suffolk, Northumberland, and Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kenton Last Name Facts

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

Kenton (Arabic: كينتون, Marathi: केनटोन) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kenton.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenton? popularity and diffusion

Kenton is the 109,872nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,721,196 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kenton are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 51,796th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 12,815 people.

The surname Kenton is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,453 people, or 1 in 147,761. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and Jamaica, where 10 percent are found.

Kenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kenton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenton surname grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kenton surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kenton are 10.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kenton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning R 259,920 per year; in United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kenton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenton in the Marathi language
केनटोनkenatona-
Kenton in the Arabic language
كينتونkyntwn-

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