Lynton Surname
Approximately 872 people bear this surname
Lynton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Linton,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Devon, Herefordshire, Kent, and Yorkshire (West Riding). Also townships in Derbyshire, Herefordshire, York (West and North Riding).
William de Lynton, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameLynton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 343 | 1:1,056,732 | 77,214 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| Barbados | 63 | 1:4,563 | 559 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Colombia | 29 | 1:1,647,382 | 11,290 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Guyana | 22 | 1:34,646 | 3,602 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Lynton (2,998) may also be a first name.
Lynton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Linton,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Devon, Herefordshire, Kent, and Yorkshire (West Riding). Also townships in Derbyshire, Herefordshire, York (West and North Riding).
William de Lynton, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Richard de Linton, London. 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hugh de Linton, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Laurencie de Lynton (of Linton), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1545-6. Robert Lynton and Catherine Johnson: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1686. Baptised — William, s. Thomas Linton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1719. Married — John James and Margaret Linton: St. Dionis Backchurch.
Of local origin from one or other of the following places: (1) Linton, now West Linton, a village and parish of Peeblesshire, (2) Linton, a parish of Roxburghshire, (3) East Linton, a small burgh in the parish of Prestonkirk, East Lothian. Camel de Lintun witnessed a charter by Ernaldus, bishop of St. Andrews, c. 1160—62 (RPSA., p. 128), and Magister Robert de Linton was vicar of Kylelan (Killilan), a. 1214 (Levenax, p. 14; RMP., p. 209). Philip de Lynton, constable of Berewyr witnessed a Coldingham charter of 1285 (Roine, 262), and in 1296 rendered homage (Bain, II, p. 213). Two Adam de Lyntons of Edinburghshire also rendered homage in the same year (ibid., p. 201). Thomas Lynton was provost of Aberdeen, 1348—49, William de Lyntoun was tenant of the fulling-mill of Scralyne, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lxvii), James de Lintoune was bailie of Edinburgh, 1411 (Cambus., 94), and John Linton is recorded in Balgreddan, 1677 (Kirkcudbright). Lyntoune 1599.
V. Linton.
Parishes and places in cos. Roxburgh, Haddington, Cambridge, Derby, Devon, Lincoln, Hereford, Kent, York, &c.
Local: from the parish of Linton in Roxburghshire.
Local. From Lin, a lake or pool, and ton, a town. A parish in Roxburgshire, Scotland.
Lynton Demographics
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Lynton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lynton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lynton is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lynton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lynton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 402,505th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Lynton live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 132,205th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,998 people.
The surname Lynton is most common in The United States, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States Lynton is found in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Lynton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lynton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lynton last name rose 980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,013 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lynton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lynton surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Lynton earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $20,286,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning $51,461 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntton | 92 | 17 | / |
| Lynthong | 86 | 218 | / |
| Linton | 83 | 37,191 | / |
| Lenton | 83 | 5,431 | / |
| Lntong | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lymton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lynnhtoon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lintong | 77 | 1,634 | / |
| Glinton | 77 | 1,175 | / |
| Linthon | 77 | 121 | / |
| Lentong | 77 | 60 | / |
| Lindton | 77 | 25 | / |
| Lenthon | 77 | 24 | / |
| Lentone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luinton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlenton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lnthong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lentoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lionton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llinton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lntan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linthong | 71 | 809 | / |
| Lenthong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lynnhtun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lintan | 67 | 565 | / |
| Lintun | 67 | 72 | / |
| Lemton | 67 | 13 | / |
| Limton | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lentan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lintom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lentom | 67 | 1 | / |
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