Marchington Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Marchington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Markington,' a village near Ripley and Ripon, Yorkshire.

Johannes de Merkyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia de Merkyngton, 1379: ibid.

Marchington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4901:113,71011,663
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Marchington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Markington,' a village near Ripley and Ripon, Yorkshire.

Johannes de Merkyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia de Merkyngton, 1379: ibid.

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

The Marchingtons take their name from a Staffordshire township.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Marchington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marchington is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marchington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 463,668th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,024,135 people. Marchington is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Marchington reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 113,710. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 23 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Kent, where 10 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Marchington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marchington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marchington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Marchington last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marchington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning R 247,920 per year; in United States they earn 29.4% less than the national average, earning $30,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.69% more than the national average, earning $66,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murchington9147/
Marshington910/
Markington861/
Marchini Gattoni811/
Marchon Caetano541/

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