Luton Surname
Approximately 3,972 people bear this surname
Luton Surname Definition:
(Celtic + English) belonging to Luton (Beds). This (and not Leighton Buzzard) is prob. the Lygetún of a charter of Offa, King of the Mercians, granting various lands to the church of St. Alban’s (‘A portion of Luton formerly belonged to St.
Read More About This SurnameLuton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,813 | 1:199,922 | 19,668 |
| England | 669 | 1:83,286 | 9,190 |
| France | 622 | 1:106,789 | 15,818 |
| Australia | 507 | 1:53,246 | 6,570 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Jamaica | 64 | 1:44,843 | 2,739 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 197 | 1:123,733 | 11,673 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 309 | 1:162,520 | 14,796 |
Luton (254) may also be a first name.
Luton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic + English) belonging to Luton (Beds). This (and not Leighton Buzzard) is prob. the Lygetún of a charter of Offa, King of the Mercians, granting various lands to the church of St. Alban’s (‘A portion of Luton formerly belonged to St. Alban’s Abbey.’—Nat. Gaz.). Luton is in the vale where the R. Lea has its source. The Lea occurs in the Anglo-Saxon Chron. (A.D. 895) as ‘úp on Lygan,’ variantly Lygean, Ligean and Ligenan, suggesting as the origin the early form of the Welsh llugain, glittering, gleaming, sparkling-llug, a gleam; conn. with Welsh llygas, splendour, radiance: + Old English tún,enclosure,estate, village.
A parish in Bedfordshire.
Robert and William Luiton, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Petrus Luittin, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gilbert and Roger de Luiton, Engl. c. 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Luton Demographics
Luton Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Luton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luton (Arabic: لوتن, Russian: Лутон) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Luton.
How Common Is The Last Name Luton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luton is the 116,126th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,834,730 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Luton live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Luton is also the 559,024th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 254 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 199,922. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.
Luton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Luton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Luton surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Luton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $48,286 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Luton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luton in the Russian language | ||
| Лутон | luton | - |
| Luton in the Arabic language | ||
| لوتن | lwtn | - |
| اتون | atwn | - |
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