View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Lighten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lighten is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lighten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 825,152^nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Lighten is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Lighten live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lighten is also the 2,446,817^th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Nevada, where 10 percent reside and Utah, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Lighten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lighten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lighten surname grew 978 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lighten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lighten surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lighten earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.89% less than the national average, earning R 95,316 per year and in United States they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning $34,499 USD per year.