Molton Surname

277,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Molton Surname Definition:

Two parishes in Devonshire.

Molton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:466,48539,729
England2821:197,58217,327
France1591:417,75360,954
Liberia541:81,6406,796
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Wales111:281,32115,850
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Norway71:734,61250,907
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:120,71811,763

Molton (355) may also be a first name.

Molton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Two parishes in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Molton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molton (Russian: Молтон) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 277,207th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,212,837 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Molton live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Molton is also the 462,374th most commonly used first name globally, held by 355 people.

The last name Molton is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 777 people, or 1 in 466,485. In The United States Molton is primarily found in: Georgia, where 14 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Molton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Molton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Molton last name expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Molton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Molton last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Molton surname are 20.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Molton earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.91% less than the national average, earning 294,473 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning R 248,112 per year and in United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,748 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulton9224,770/
Molthon927/
Moolton924/
Moltong922/
Moilton921/
Moelton921/
Moylton921/
Moltoon920/
Muolton920/
Moltoung867/
Moulthon867/
Molthong862/
Mooltong861/
Moultong861/
Malton831,155/
Multon831,010/
Moltan837/
Moltom831/
Moolthong8016/
Moltonova802/
D'Moulton801/
Molthan77275/
Multone77112/
Maltone77104/
Moltane7768/
Maslton7715/
Moultan776/
Maulton776/
Moultom775/
Maltong773/
Mooltan772/
Meulton772/
Malthon772/
Moltgan771/
Maltton771/
Maltoon771/
Mallton771/
Multoon771/
Moultun771/
Multton771/
Moolthoong751/
Moldthan7182/
Molthahn7138/
Matilton7137/
Moultane7116/
Malthong713/
Masltton711/
Masilton711/
Mooltang711/
Multan676,555/
Maltan67249/
Maltun6750/
Multán677/
Mooltasin675/
Mattleton673/
Moltanova673/
Moolthung671/
Massilton671/
Maltonova671/
Maltom671/

Molton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molton in the Russian language
Молтонmolton-

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