Nanton Surname

184,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Nanton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6321:573,51147,017
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5421:20830
Trinidad and Tobago2221:6,144945
England1831:304,47023,072
Argentina1521:281,20722,595
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Antigua and Barbuda761:1,305228
France561:1,186,120124,657
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Saint Kitts and Nevis191:2,905410
Saint Lucia131:13,7521,221
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Panama51:782,45211,059
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Anguilla21:6,718471
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Montserrat11:4,947471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Nantón (3) & Nantòn (1) are calculated separately.

Nanton (72) may also be a first name.

Nanton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Nantón or Nantòn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanton? popularity and diffusion

Nanton is the 184,125th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,161,625 people. The last name Nanton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Nanton are found; 40 percent are found in Caribbean and 39 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Nanton is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 72 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 573,511. In The United States Nanton is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 34 percent live, Maryland, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 15 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 24 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent live.

Nanton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nanton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nanton surname grew 4,862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,614 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nanton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nanton surname are 43.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nanton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.17% less than the national average, earning R 68,508 per year; in United States they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $46,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.32% more than the national average, earning $60,273 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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