Painton Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Painton Surname Definition:

Paington, a parish in Devonshire.

Painton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:793,12761,249
England1581:352,64625,413
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Guam11:160,1214,893
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Painton (18) may also be a first name.

Painton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Paington, a parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Painton Last Name Facts

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

Painton is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Painton.

How Common Is The Last Name Painton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Painton is the 484,676th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Painton live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Painton is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 18 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Painton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Painton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Painton last name increased 692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Painton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Painton surname are 18.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Painton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $50,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $52,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paintong931/
Panton927,760/
Pointon865,112/
Pantong862,238/
Pantone861,322/
Panthon86443/
Paynton86300/
Phanton8660/
Pienton8641/
Pantoon8610/
Pantoun866/
Pantond865/
Pantuon865/
Phinton863/
Pannton861/
Paunton861/
Paintun861/
Pantton861/
Pantoen861/
Paanton861/
Phainthong821/
Panthong8020,978/
Phanthon80735/
Phantong80541/
Pantosin80296/
Panthoen80110/
Pantocin8081/
Phintong8023/
Peantong8011/
Painthan806/
Paytnton804/
Pandtong804/
Picinton803/
Paimtong802/
Pantoing801/
Pajanton801/
Phantonh801/
Pantoine801/
Pantoong801/
Panthonh801/
Panthuon801/
Pantom771,593/
Pantan771,487/
Pantun77322/
Pamton772/
Phanthong7516,251/
Phinthong751,559/
Painthane75239/
Peanthong7520/
Pantthong7516/
Phanthuon7514/
Pantonova754/
Pittinton751/
Patisntan751/
Pantounne751/
Pheantong751/
Phanthoon751/
Phaenthon751/
Petintong751/
Paimthong751/
Pegginton750/
Pittenton750/
Poynton712,965/
Panthom71569/
Phantun71298/
Phantan71286/
Panthan71194/
Pantang71178/
Pointan71107/
Phantom7175/
Pantung7159/
Pantane7137/
Phimton7122/
Pantoom7111/
Phenton7110/
Phandthong7110/
Pheanthong7110/
Petinthong714/
Pounton713/
Phintan712/
Pantune712/
Paintam712/
Pamtong712/
Peenton711/
Phamton711/
Pantant711/
Pauntan711/
Panteun711/
Paantan711/
Phetintong711/
Phantthong711/
Pantunn711/
Panthun711/
Paintum711/
Peantun711/
Payntan710/
Paumton710/
Peynton710/
Phimthon67814/
Panthung67386/
Phanthom67155/
Phanthun67109/
Panthang67100/
Phimtong6743/
Pantusen6739/
Phantang6735/
Pantasen6721/
Panteung6712/
Phuenton6711/
Phanthan6710/
Piyantun679/
Phachenthon675/
Phentong675/
Pajantan673/
Pitntoum672/
Pamthong672/
Peuntong672/
Panthane671/
Panthank671/
Pantahan671/
Peintane671/
Poytnton671/
Pountoun671/
Pountong671/
Phentoon671/
Phantomg671/
Phantoom671/
Paintham671/
Painthum671/
Peamtong671/
Peantomg671/
Panttand670/
Panntane670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Painton
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