Manton Surname

82,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Manton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manton. Parishes in the the Dioceses of Lincoln and Peterborough.

William Manton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Mantone, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Manton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2451:24,8193,418
Australia1,2991:20,7822,879
United States1,1851:305,87328,126
Canada3261:113,02312,061
Philippines2021:501,17958,848
Ireland1891:24,9152,377
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
France541:1,230,050127,496
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales411:75,4766,450
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Chile201:880,82418,509
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Israel121:713,13647,700
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:54,6904,453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2791:19,0582,742
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:134,99612,839

Manton (722) may also be a first name.

Manton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manton. Parishes in the the Dioceses of Lincoln and Peterborough.

William Manton, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Mantone, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Willelmus de Manton, smyth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1603. Married — James Manton and Amey Thorlbey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1667. Richard Cutts and Dorothy Manton: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) belonging to Manton (Lincs, Rutland,. &c.) = (prob.) Man(n)a’s Estate [Old English tún] Manton, Worcester, was the Anglo-Saxon Mantún.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Lincoln and Rutlandshires.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire.

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

Manton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manton (Hindi: मन्तों, Marathi: मंतोन, Russian: Мантон) is found most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,130th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,340 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Manton are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 307,094th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 722 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,245 people, or 1 in 24,819. In England Manton is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, West Midlands, where 7 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 5 percent reside. Beside England Manton exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Manton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Manton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Manton surname expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 233 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Manton last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Manton surname are 8.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Manton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.76% more than the national average, earning R 379,644 per year; in United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mantong921,329/
Mantone92423/
Manthon92398/
Maunton92105/
Mantoon9213/
Mantoen9212/
Mantuon9212/
Mainton929/
Mannton921/
Mantonn921/
Mantgon921/
Mantoun921/
Meanton920/
Manthong861,178/
Masinton8640/
Mauntong865/
Maantong864/
Mahanton863/
Meantong862/
Mantounk861/
Mantoing861/
Mantoune861/
Mmantone861/
Maintong861/
Mantthon861/
Hmantoen861/
Monton8312,342/
Mantan831,258/
Mantom83203/
Mantun8395/
Mamton834/
MacHinton8012/
Maunthong807/
Meanthong805/
Mantonová801/
Maintoing801/
Meauntong801/
Mainthong801/
Hmanthong801/
Montone773,198/
Manthan771,777/
Mantang771,135/
Monthon771,064/
Montong77824/
Mounton77275/
Mantane77199/
Manttan77163/
Moonton77156/
Mantung7775/
Mantoum7768/
Mantune7752/
Montgon7726/
Maintan7710/
Montuon774/
Mantann774/
Mantaun774/
Manntan772/
Montoon772/
Hmantan772/
Mantaan772/
Maintun771/
Mantuhn771/
Montond771/
Montoyn771/
Mohnton771/
Mantant771/
Montojn771/
Montonh771/
Meunton771/
Maimton771/
Mantunk771/
Manthun771/
Montton770/
Massindton751/
Meaunthong751/
Monthong711,800/
Maintang71191/
Mantahun7137/
Manthane7129/
Masintan7125/
Mahantan7115/
Moontong7110/
Mainthan719/
Mantaung719/
Mantasen718/
Manthung717/
Mhontong715/
Hmontong714/
Montogne713/
Montoine712/
Manthann712/
Maunthan712/
Mantusin712/
Manthang712/
Mountoun712/
Maantung712/
Mamtoung712/
Mountong712/
Moontoon712/
Meintoen711/
Matentan711/
Mamnthan711/
Mandtoum711/
Mantaane711/
Mantahan711/
Manthaun711/
Mounthon711/
Montgoin711/
Monthoun711/
Montonne711/
Mauntane711/
Mantungh711/
Mmontone711/
Moonthon711/
Moontone711/
Monthonn711/
Monhtong711/
Masintun711/
Mhantang711/
MacEntun710/
Montgonn710/
Mantam67483/
Montón6763/
Moonthong6753/
Masintang6734/
Montán6728/
Manthusin6722/
Mounthong6718/
Mossenton6714/
Montun6714/
Mantum6712/
Mantanova679/
Hmanthung678/
Mantaseng677/
Mantanowa673/
Montom673/
Hmonthong672/
Mhonthong672/
Montão671/
Matentane671/
Mahantaan671/
Mamtom671/
Mantangue671/
Manthasin671/
Montàn671/
Montòn671/
Mahanthan671/

Manton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manton in the Marathi language
मंतोनmantona-
Manton in the Hindi language
मन्तोंmantom57.14
मन्तोणmantona14.29
मन्टोनmantona14.29
मन्टोंmantom14.29
Manton in the Russian language
Мантонmanton-

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