Myddleton Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Myddleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Middleton,' i.e. the middle town, or farmstead; v. Town. There are several dozen places, larger or smaller, scattered up and down England of this name.

Richard de Midelton, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

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Myddleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales101:309,45316,869
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Wales331:47,5282,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Myddleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Middleton,' i.e. the middle town, or farmstead; v. Town. There are several dozen places, larger or smaller, scattered up and down England of this name.

Richard de Midelton, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas do Middilton, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Gilbert de Middelton, Yorkshire, ibid.

Johannes de Midillton, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Midilton, 1370: ibid.

Ricardus de Midilton, 1179: ibid.

1580. Christopher Middelton, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

From the lands of Middleton or Middletown of Conveth, in the parish of Laurencekirk, Kincerdineshire. The lands were so named to distinguish them from Conveth Mill and lands on one side and Westerton of Conveth on the other. For about three centuries the family here bore the designation of Middleton of that Ilk. The first of the name recorded appears to have been Umfridus de Midilton who witnessed a grant of the lands of Petmengartenach to the Abbey of Arbroath in 1221, and also a charter of 1238 (RAA., I, 242,261). Humfrey de Middiltone of the county of Kincardyn rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209), and Robert de Middleton was a Scot taken at Dunbar Castle in the same year (ibid., 742). Andrew de Midleton witnessed a charter of the lands of Craigy in the Memys in 1357 (SCM., V, p. 248), and William Mydiltoune was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1488 (NSCM., I, p. 34). William Mediltoune appears in Glentanner in 1503 (Aboyne, p. 33). Mideltowne 1642, Midiltoun 1430, Midltoun 1652, Myddiltoun 1508, Myddiltoune 1471, Mydilton 1500.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Middleton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

'The middle tun' or enclosure-a very common name of places. The Gazetteer mentions more than thirty parishes, chapelries, and townships, so called in S. Britain; but there are many minor localities and estates of this name (frequently several in a single county), and some of these are contracted to Milton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Middleton, a small town in Dorsetshire, England—the middle town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Middleton. —Excepting a few in Devon, this name may be said to be practically unrepresented in the south of England. Its principal home is in Warwickshire; but it is also fairly numerous in Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, the West Riding, and Norfolk. In nearly all the counties in which the surname occurs in any numbers, Middleton is the name of parishes, townships, etc. The Scottish Middletons have their home in Aberdeenshire.

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

Myddleton Last Name Facts

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

Myddleton occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myddleton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Myddleton live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is mostly found in: East Sussex, where 26 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Shropshire, where 14 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

Myddleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Myddleton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Myddleton last name declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Myddleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Myddleton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,136 CAD per year.

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