Lupton Surname

54,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Lupton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lupton,' a township in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland. The surname crossed the border into Yorkshire at an early period, and is much more familiar in the West Riding than in its native county.

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Lupton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9481:91,80810,325
England2,9631:18,8052,695
Australia8771:30,7824,102
Canada6271:58,7656,922
New Zealand2131:21,2603,728
South Africa2131:254,35525,748
Ireland1401:33,6352,836
Scotland1291:41,5023,856
Wales541:57,3065,200
France231:2,887,944200,772
Israel191:450,40234,739
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Austria161:532,21549,801
Norway111:467,48139,375
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland761:58,2884,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1171:11,5141,758
Scotland331:113,4315,331
Wales111:142,5835,610
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9301:53,9996,076

Lupton (33) may also be a first name.

Lupton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lupton,' a township in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland. The surname crossed the border into Yorkshire at an early period, and is much more familiar in the West Riding than in its native county.

Thomas de Lupton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Lupton, of Dalton, 1596: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Lupton, of Tatham. 1640: ibid.

1685. John Lupton and Alice Hall: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

— Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Lupton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Lupton (Westmoreland), 14th cent. same spelling = (prob.) Lubba’s Enclosure or Home­stead [Old English Old Norse tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Westmorland.

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

User-submitted Reference

Lup refers to lupus and -ton is a clearing in a forest.

- cropper

Lupton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lupton has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Lupton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,414th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 779,333 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Lupton live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lupton is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,948 people, or 1 in 91,808. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 17 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Lupton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lupton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lupton last name expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 184 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 391 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 491 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lupton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lupton surname is primarily Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lupton are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lupton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.49% more than the national average, earning 465,450 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.73% more than the national average, earning R 384,336 per year; in United States they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $46,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $51,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llupton9249/
Luepton9229/
Laupton920/
L'Gupton861/
Lipton836,510/
Louvton775/
Luptank771/
Loubton771/
Lippton771/
Lauptan771/
Lipthon771/
Liptton770/
Liptan6740/
Luptanova672/
Lobton671/
Lobhton623/

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Lupton Reference & Research

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