Oarton Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Oarton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oarton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Oarton Last Name Facts

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

Oarton is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oarton? popularity and diffusion

Oarton is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Oarton reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Oarton is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is most common in: Cheshire, where 45 percent reside, East Sussex, where 36 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 5 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Oarton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oarton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Oarton last name increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoarton928/
O'Harton861/
Aorton831/
Ahorton772/
Ohorton771/
Gaorton771/
Ouartane71307/
O'Horton715/
Aorthong711/
Oarthum621/
Aorthan621/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oarton
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