Mitton Surname

69,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Mitton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mitton.' a parish in the union of Clitheroe, West Riding of Yorks, but partly in Lancashire.

John de Miton, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Adam de Mytton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Mitton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1761:166,57116,899
Canada1,5941:23,1153,139
England1,4581:38,2154,971
France5621:118,19017,827
South Africa4391:123,41214,564
Australia4081:66,1667,893
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Haiti641:166,9366,867
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Ireland471:100,1905,388
Croatia281:151,02220,421
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Wales131:238,04114,239
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8711:27,9853,790
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Mitton (174) may also be a first name.

Mitton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mitton.' a parish in the union of Clitheroe, West Riding of Yorks, but partly in Lancashire.

John de Miton, 17 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Adam de Mytton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Mytton, sutor, ibid.

Robert Mitton, of Great Marsden, clothier, 1558: Wills at Chester.

William Mitton, of Burnley, 1570: ibid.

Henry Mitton, of Colne, 1597: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Mitton = the Confluence-Farmstead [Old English ge)myþe, a confluence + tún] Mitton, Worc., occurs in a 10th-cent. Latin charter as Myttun, and is near the junction of the Stour with the Severn. Mitton, Yorks, at the confluence of the Rivers Hodder and Ribble, was formerly Mytton. Little Mitton, Lancs, is at the meet of the Calder and the Ribble.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Mutone.

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

Mitton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mitton (Hindi: मिटटों) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mitton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,507th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,022,526 people. Mitton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Mitton reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mitton is also the 692,220th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 174 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,176 people, or 1 in 166,571. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Idaho, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Mitton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mitton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mitton surname expanded 853 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 336 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mitton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mitton last name are 10.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Mitton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.57% more than the national average, earning R 364,932 per year; in United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $48,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mietton92357/
Mittone92143/
Miotton9236/
Mittong9230/
Mitthon921/
Miton911,898/
Mitthong8611/
Mutton834,921/
Mithon831,557/
Mytton83729/
Metton83692/
Mittan83644/
Miston83591/
Mitong83440/
Mitond83234/
Maiton8384/
Mitoun8371/
Moiton8368/
Meiton8361/
Mitoon8359/
Mittun8355/
Mioton8339/
Mittún8332/
Muiton839/
Mitone838/
Mieton832/
Mittom831/
Mituon831/
Midton830/
Mithong776,446/
Midttun77696/
Maitong77213/
Mitthan77197/
Mithoun7791/
Mittank7785/
Mistone7753/
Muetton7750/
Mitthun7736/
Mittang7736/
Mitoung7735/
Muttoon778/
Mettone775/
Michton773/
Maitone773/
Mittane773/
Midthon772/
Mithtan772/
Meitong772/
Maithon772/
Maittan772/
Maytton771/
Mithone771/
Middton771/
Muitoin771/
Mitonne771/
Mitoune771/
Mithoon771/
Mittant771/
Mistoin771/
Mittung771/
Mittann771/
Maihton771/
Maiston770/
Mettong770/
Moiston770/
Mithoin770/
Mitan733,523/
Mitun731,793/
Meton73851/
Muton73561/
Myton73476/
Mitoń7348/
Mitom7311/
Méton731/
Maithong713,277/
Mittanck71239/
Mitonova7134/
Mitthaan719/
Miththan718/
Mittangk716/
Maitoing712/
Mistosin711/
Miththun711/
Midtoune711/
Moithong711/
Maittand711/
Mitohina711/
Mitongue711/
Mistoing711/
Meitoung711/
Mhaitong711/
Maithone711/
Maithonh711/
Hmaitong711/
Midthong710/
Mithun6719,270/
Maitan674,284/
Mithan671,879/
Mayton671,819/
Meston671,499/
Midtun67643/
Mueton67612/
Maitom67568/
Muttan67352/
Mitang67344/
Meaton67310/
Mettan67309/
Mithom67282/
Maitun67216/
Metong67191/
Mistun67115/
Mehton67114/
Mistan6774/
Mitane6771/
Mittam6757/
Methon6752/
Mutoin6730/
Mistoń6730/
Mutoun6726/
Mitung6723/
Moyton6715/
Muthon6713/
Meeton6712/
Metone6711/
Moitom679/
Mitňan678/
Meitom677/
Moitun675/
Muhton674/
Meitan674/
Meyton673/
Medton673/
Metuon673/
Mutoon672/
Mihtan672/
Mython672/
Myston671/
Midtan671/
Mettun671/
Muitom671/
Meuton671/
Mutuon671/
Maitongue671/
Maitán671/
Mettán671/
Muitan671/
Mistom671/
Mitand671/
Mitune671/
Metoon671/
Muuton671/
Mytoon671/
Moitão671/
Moitan671/
Mudton671/
Mhaithong671/
Hmaithong671/
Myttom670/
Mettom670/
Metoun670/

Mitton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mitton in the Hindi language
मिटटोंmitatom-

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