Owton Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Owton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Owton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Owton occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Owton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owton is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Owton is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Owton are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Owton is most common in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 86 percent reside, Greater London, where 5 percent reside and Berkshire, where 3 percent reside. Aside from England Owton occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Owton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Owton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Owton surname increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owton Last Name Statistics demography

Owton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howton912,096/
Oewton911/
Houwton832/
Howtone831/
Howthon831/
Ewton80698/
Ofton8078/
Awton802/
Obton801/
Ovton800/
Hewton73848/
Gofton73839/
Hawton73737/
Hofton73182/
Hobton732/
Huwton731/
Gawton731/
Houfton6716/
Ouwtang6710/
Hawtone677/
Hawthon674/
Howtand670/
Hoftotn670/

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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 Owton
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