Lynton Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Lynton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
England1621:343,93925,007
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Barbados631:4,563559
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Panama291:134,9054,585
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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.

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

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.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Linton.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Roxburgh, Haddington, Cambridge, Derby, Devon, Lincoln, Hereford, Kent, York, &c.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the parish of Linton in Roxburghshire.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. From Lin, a lake or pool, and ton, a town. A parish in Roxburgshire, Scotland.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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Sample size: 54 (2014)

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Lynton Last Name Facts

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

Lynton is found most in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lynton is the 402,505th most frequently held 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 reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lynton is also the 132,205th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 2,998 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Lynton occurs 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 prevalency of Lynton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those carrying the Lynton last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lynton surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political 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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyntton9217/
Lynthong86218/
Linton8337,191/
Lenton835,431/
Lntong836/
Lymton831/
Lynnhtoon801/
Lintong771,634/
Glinton771,175/
Linthon77121/
Lentong7760/
Lindton7725/
Lenthon7724/
Lentone772/
Luinton771/
Hlenton771/
Lnthong771/
Lentoon771/
Lionton771/
Llinton771/
Lntan731/
Linthong71809/
Lenthong7110/
Lynnhtun712/
Lintan67565/
Lintun6772/
Lemton6713/
Limton6712/
Lentan679/
Lintom672/
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