Malton Surname

322,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Malton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Malton,' two parishes (New and Old) in North Riding of Yorkshire The surname does not seem to have made much impression upon our registers.

John de Malton, mason, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

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Malton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6381:87,3329,508
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Australia441:613,53943,545
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
France211:3,162,987209,042
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:62,0247,207
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Malton (402) may also be a first name.

Malton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Malton,' two parishes (New and Old) in North Riding of Yorkshire The surname does not seem to have made much impression upon our registers.

John de Malton, mason, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Thomas de Malton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1603. William Malton and Alice Cooke: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Two parishes in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Mullion parish in Kerrier hundred. "As in the valuation of Pope Nicholas in 1291 it is called Ecclesia Sancte Melanie, and in Archbishop Usher, De Christianarum Ecclesiarum, &c., the famous St. Malo is called St. Mellonus, St. Melanius, and Meloninus Britannus, I rather take him to have been the patron of this church, and to have given his name to the parish." (Tonkin. ) Pryce renders Mull-yon, Mul-yein, Mullion, the bare cold place or exposure. St. Mellion or St. Mellyn in East hundred is said to have had its name from St. Melania, the patron of the church.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Malton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malton (Russian: Мальтон) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malton? popularity and diffusion

Malton is the 322,929th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,309,564 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Malton reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 430,375th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 402 people.

The last name Malton is most widely held in England, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 87,332. In England Malton is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Not including England Malton is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Malton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Malton last name grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Malton are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.32% more than the national average, earning R 319,188 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malton in the Russian language
Мальтонmalton-

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