Ortton Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ortton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ortton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Ortton Last Name Facts

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

Ortton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ortton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ortton is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Ortton reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Ortton is most widespread in England, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 41 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 18 percent reside. Outside of England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Ortton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ortton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ortton last name expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ortton Last Name Statistics demography

Ortton earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hortton921/
Orton9117,323/
Horton83144,797/
Gorton8310,523/
Ortone83131/
Oerton8393/
Artton837/
Orthon835/
Ortoon835/
Uorton834/
Ortoin833/
Ortgon832/
Ortojn831/
Orrton831/
Ortond830/
Ourton830/
Oorton830/
Orthong77372/
Hourton7777/
Ortonne7766/
Hortong7743/
Orttung7719/
Hurtton7714/
Gorthon7713/
Orthuon774/
Hortone772/
Horrton772/
Hortonn772/
Hortond771/
Hotrton771/
Hoerton771/
Gartton771/
Gourton771/
Orttand770/
Hartton770/
Hortoun770/
Arthton770/
Hortoon770/
Hertton770/
Urton73886/
Ortan73849/
Arton73734/
Ortun73282/
Erton73216/
Ortom73182/
Ortún7311/
Ortón732/
Horthong71249/
Ortonova7136/
Artthong7120/
D'Ortone7120/
Ortonová711/
Harttone710/
Garton679,249/
Harton673,883/
Gortan67903/
Hurton67717/
Gurton67437/
Eurton67273/
Arthon67177/
Herton67164/
Artone67136/
Artong6782/
Hortan6755/
Orthun6727/
Artoun6723/
Ortung6715/
Ortang6711/
Ortune6711/
Aerton6710/
Hortom677/
Urtone677/
Artoon676/
Gortun675/
Hortun675/
Orthom675/
Ortane674/
Uortan673/
Artonk672/
Arhton671/
Orthan671/
Ortund671/
Aarton671/
Arttan671/
Aurton671/
Ortann671/
Artgon671/

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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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  • 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 Ortton
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