Orton Surname
Approximately 17,323 people bear this surname
Orton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Orton,' parishes in the Dioceses Norwich, Peterborough, Ely, and Carlisle. All these places seem to have contributed their share of surnames.
Robert de Orton, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameOrton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,673 | 1:41,792 | 5,129 |
| England | 5,561 | 1:10,019 | 1,483 |
| Canada | 903 | 1:40,804 | 5,090 |
| Australia | 757 | 1:35,661 | 4,695 |
| South Africa | 482 | 1:112,402 | 13,510 |
| New Zealand | 193 | 1:23,463 | 4,124 |
| Wales | 134 | 1:23,094 | 2,450 |
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Isle of Man | 56 | 1:1,533 | 273 |
| Scotland | 52 | 1:102,958 | 6,964 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,790 | 1:8,737 | 1,318 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,617 | 1:31,057 | 3,744 |
The alternate forms: Ortón (2) are calculated separately.
Orton (1,321) may also be a first name.
Orton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Orton,' parishes in the Dioceses Norwich, Peterborough, Ely, and Carlisle. All these places seem to have contributed their share of surnames.
Robert de Orton, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Henry de Orton, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter de Orton, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Alan de Orreton, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John de Orreton, Cumberland 1321. Writs of Parliament.
1692. James Ortonne, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1774. Married — William Orton and Ann Chandler: St. George, Hanover Square.
Among the witnesses to a charter by Muriel de Polloc, c. 1224—42 (REM., p. 120), is Nicholaus de Urcane. This is evidently a misreading of c for t in the ms. There is little doubt that the name should be read Urtane, from the land now called Orton near Bridge of Spey.
(English) belonging to Orton = 1 the Shore or Bank Farmstead or Estate [Old English óra, also ófer, shore, bank + tún] 2 the Upper Farmstead, etc. [Old English ofer + tún] 3 Orda’s Estate [Orda, from Old English ord, a spear] Orton, or Oreton, Staffs, was the Domesday Overtune, and in the 13th century was Overton and Orton. The Cumberland Orton was Orreton c. 1300.
(English) One who came from Orton (homestead on a slope or upper homestead), the name of various places in England.
A contraction of Overton. There are several places so called in cos. Northampton, Stafford, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Leicester, and Huntingdon.
Local. From the town of Orton, in Westmoreland, England. Gaelic, Ord, a hill of a round form and steep, and ton, a town a fortress.
A location name in Cumberland, Hunts, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Westmorland.
Orton is the name of old Leicestershire gentle families. Those of Reresby date back to the 16th century, and in the 16th and 17th centuries a family of the name owned Lea Grange, near Twycross (N.).
Orton Demographics
Average Orton Salary in
United States
$45,077 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Orton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Orton (Arabic: اورتن) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ortón. For other potential spellings of Orton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Orton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,839th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 420,686 people. Orton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Orton live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 216,222nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,321 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,673 people, or 1 in 41,792. In The United States Orton is most frequent in: Utah, where 15 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Orton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Orton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Orton surname grew 536 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 893 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Orton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Orton surname are 19.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.23% being registered with the party.
The amount Orton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.98% more than the national average, earning R 430,080 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,178 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Orton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orton in the Arabic language | ||
| اورتن | awrtn | - |
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