Palton Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Palton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Saint Lucia481:3,725542
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
England231:2,422,52489,093
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Palton (426) may also be a first name.

Palton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palton (Marathi: पलतोन, Oriya: ପାଲଟନ, Russian: Палтон) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Palton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name Palton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Palton are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 416,125th most common first name world-wide, borne by 426 people.

The surname Palton is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Palton is most common in: Arkansas, where 12 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Saint Lucia, where 18 percent reside and Jamaica, where 12 percent reside.

Palton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Palton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palton surname rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Palton last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

Palton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning $33,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paulton92241/
Paltong9233/
Pailton921/
Palthong861/
Paltan833,143/
Polton83331/
Paltun83168/
Paltán8331/
Paltàn831/
Pahtelton807/
Pattleton800/
Poulton7711,345/
Poolton77432/
Poltong7716/
Paltaan778/
Phelton775/
Paltane774/
Paltann774/
Paltang773/
Palthan772/
Palthun771/
Paltoum771/
Phaltan771/
Paaltan771/
Paultan770/
Pooltong71103/
Polthong7163/
Phaltane7148/
Paltasin7115/
Phaltang714/
Pholtong712/
Paultang711/
Poultonn711/
Poolthong67176/
Poltan67108/
Paltam6786/
Poltun6720/
Pholthong679/
Paltasing679/
Polthoong671/
Phooltong671/
Poultoing671/
Paltanova671/
Paulthang671/
Poltonova671/
Pottleton670/

Palton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palton in the Oriya language
ପାଲଟନpalatana-
Palton in the Marathi language
पलतोनpalatona-
Palton in the Russian language
Палтонpalton-

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