Olton Surname

324,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Olton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:915,30068,789
Poland2051:185,40925,263
Trinidad and Tobago1681:8,1191,176
Panama891:43,9582,252
Barbados821:3,505491
Canada551:669,92054,285
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
England311:1,797,35772,927
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71:16,094893
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Oltoń (1) are calculated separately.

Olton (262) may also be a first name.

Olton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olton (Russian: Ольтон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Oltoń. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,858th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,359,115 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Olton reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Olton is also the 549,774th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 262 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 915,300. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 26 percent reside, California, where 22 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 18 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 15 percent reside.

Olton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Olton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olton surname expanded 3,960 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Olton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olton surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Olton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $40,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $59,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oltoń931/
Holton9120,806/
Oulton911,815/
Golton91285/
Oltond919/
Ollton919/
Uolton915/
Oltong915/
Oslton911/
O'Lton911/
Oilton911/
Houlton832,006/
Goulton83117/
Oselton8385/
Huolton834/
Hoylton831/
Holtone831/
Goldton831/
Holthon831/
Hotlton831/
Holtoon831/
Holdton830/
Alton809,999/
Elton808,881/
Oltan80615/
Ulton8033/
Oltom801/
Hoselton77988/
Osselton7743/
Houslton771/
Outleton770/
Ochilton770/
Helton7332,700/
Halton735,446/
Holtan732,042/
Holtom731,885/
Hulton731,192/
Galton731,124/
Allton73874/
Aulton73460/
Gulton73189/
Altone7358/
Elthon7347/
Holtán7346/
Altoon7345/
Altoun7332/
Altonn7320/
Uilton7319/
Ehlton7317/
Aalton7316/
Ellton7312/
Oldtom7311/
Aslton737/
Altomn734/
Aelton733/
Althon732/
Goltan732/
Altong732/
Oultom732/
Holtun731/
Oltamn731/
Atlton731/
Ullton731/
Altont731/
Eltoun731/
Hosselton7193/
Houselton712/
Houltoing712/
Hougliton711/
D'Houlton711/
Holthosen710/
Uselton671,546/
Gaulton671,054/
D'alton67583/
Usilton67410/
Aselton67157/
Holtung67125/
Altoone67122/
Holtuin6797/
Altoune6786/
Haulton6765/
Halthon6760/
Holtane6753/
D'Elton6752/
Gallton6744/
Althoen6733/
Oltosim6724/
Hellton6721/
Helthon6717/
Asilton6712/
Althuon6710/
Holthan674/
Houltom674/
Aaltone672/
Huslton672/
Heltoin671/
Huylton671/
Holteun671/
Holltan671/
Haltone671/
Althohn671/
Hallton671/
Althoun671/
Holtang671/
Altoing671/
Alltone671/
Oltamnn671/
Holttom670/
Auldton670/
Haldton670/
Osltund670/
Holthousen670/
Holtand670/
Oultand670/
Heelton670/

Olton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olton in the Russian language
Ольтонolton-

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Olton Reference & Research

Oulton FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Olton
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