Pexton Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pexton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pexton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
England2731:204,09517,723
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales81:386,81619,671
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Fiji11:894,3914,568
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Pexton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pexton is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pexton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,770th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Pexton live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Pexton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 27 percent are found, Wyoming, where 17 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Pexton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pexton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pexton last name rose 488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pexton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pexton surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pexton last name are 9.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.79% registered to vote for the political party.

Pexton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,559 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pexthong865/
Paxton8324,131/
Pixton83865/
Poxton83326/
Peston83138/
Pextun831/
Peaston77264/
Pestone7791/
Paxston7747/
Phaxton7718/
Pheston7711/
Pieston772/
Pakxton771/
Pestoon771/
Peuston770/
Peckston7155/
Pechtong7131/
Piekston711/
Pechtoon711/
Peaceton711/
Pahaxton711/
Phinxton710/
Pixtun676,779/
Poxtan671,924/
Piston671,568/
Pechthong67106/
Petchtong6737/
Pestan6732/
Pestonova6711/
Pixtún673/
Phechtong671/
Petchthon671/
Peachtong671/
Petchtone671/
Paxtan671/
Pheakston671/
Petchtonh671/
Pestán671/
Pechtongh671/
Pechttong671/
Pestom670/

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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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  • 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 Pexton
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