Plaxton Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Plaxton Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of Plaxtol, co. Kent.

Plaxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3751:98,25510,681
England1701:327,75324,219
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Australia351:771,30649,759
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Plaxton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of Plaxtol, co. Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Plaxton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaxton is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaxton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,475th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Plaxton live; 69 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Plaxton is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 98,255. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 50 percent live, British Columbia, where 16 percent live and Alberta, where 15 percent live. Not including Canada Plaxton occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Plaxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plaxton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 715 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plaxton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plaxton surname are 29.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plaxton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $55,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaston8612/
Plaiston802/
Plastone801/
Playston801/
Plaistone751/
Ploston716/
Plastan713/
Plastonova711/
Plasztan675/
Plastane671/
Plostotyn632/
Plásztán5326/

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