Lytton Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lytton Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Litton (village on a roaring stream), the name of several places in England.

Lytton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6601:218,34921,224
England2181:255,58720,554
Canada661:558,26746,632
Australia321:843,61652,533
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
France121:5,535,227269,324
Israel111:777,96750,646
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Lytton (508) may also be a first name.

Lytton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Litton (village on a roaring stream), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Litton; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Lytton Last Name Facts

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

Lytton occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lytton.

How Common Is The Last Name Lytton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,907th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,530,788 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Lytton are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lytton is also the 375,473rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 508 people.

The last name Lytton is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,660 people, or 1 in 218,349. In The United States Lytton is most common in: Virginia, where 15 percent reside, North Carolina, where 14 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Lytton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lytton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lytton last name increased 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 474 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lytton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lytton surname are 10.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.93% registered with the party.

The amount Lytton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $58,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leytton9219/
Laytton921/
Lystton921/
Lyton913,169/
Layton8337,997/
Leyton8331,103/
Litton837,848/
Letton83653/
Luyton83250/
Lyttan8352/
Loyton834/
Lython833/
Hlyton833/
Lyttom832/
Leutton77254/
Leython77107/
Lystond7718/
Littong7715/
Loytong7712/
Laython7711/
Leitton778/
Laytong777/
Luytong774/
Leyhton771/
Leyston771/
Laitton771/
Lyttand771/
Llayton771/
Lithton771/
Layston771/
Lettoun771/
Lettong771/
Lehyton771/
L'Hyton771/
Leytong771/
Loyston770/
Laytoen770/
Littoin770/
Liton7343,210/
Leton733,345/
Lytan73853/
Lytun73525/
Léton732/
Loythong7127/
Laythong7118/
Lettoune7116/
Litthong7110/
Loythont7110/
Lytoshyn7110/
Leithton719/
Letthong714/
Lytonova714/
Laytoing712/
Laythoun711/
Luythong711/
Leiton6714,854/
Liston6712,523/
Laiton677,400/
Leston673,444/
Leaton67831/
Litong67581/
Leytan67325/
Letong67309/
Leeton67217/
Litone67102/
Lethon6770/
Luiton6764/
Laytan6759/
Lettan6745/
Lytomt6743/
Lehton6731/
Letont6731/
Leytón6730/
Lytand6728/
Littan6724/
Letone6723/
Luytan6711/
Lezton678/
Letoin675/
Loiton675/
Lystun675/
Leuton673/
Laytom673/
Letoon673/
Lioton673/
Leytonova672/
Laytonová672/
Lieton672/
Lettun672/
Litoun671/
Lizton671/
Lithon671/
Letonn671/
Leytun671/
Léston671/
Lytuyn671/
Litoen671/
Laytón671/
Lajton671/
Leytòn671/
Littom671/
Laythonhg671/
Leetthong671/
Lythan670/
Ledton670/

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