Magilton Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

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

Magilton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Australia751:359,94330,133
England451:1,238,17956,985
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Wales81:386,81619,671
France71:9,488,960336,266
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Magilton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magilton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Magilton? popularity and diffusion

Magilton is the 704,927th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Magilton are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Magilton is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Magilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Magilton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Magilton last name rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Magilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Magilton last name is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Magilton surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Magilton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $50,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $47,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacGilton9413/
Majilton8866/
Magelton882/
Masilton881/
Maslton8015/
Majleton757/
Masltton751/
Macleton751/
Mangletan711/
Mhazelton710/
Mocleton6345/
Hmadsltan591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magilton
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