Poulton Surname

45,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Poulton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Poulton.' There are several parishes and townships of this name in Lancashire and Cheshire; also a parish in Wiltshire, near Cirencester. 'The homestead by the pool' would naturally cause many Poultons to arise in different districts.

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Poulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,0391:11,0571,631
United States2,1341:169,85017,172
Australia2,0281:13,3111,916
Canada7551:48,8025,922
South Africa5271:102,80412,436
Wales2761:11,2121,247
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Scotland901:59,4874,887
Namibia771:31,2914,774
Malta601:7,171476
France361:1,845,076161,051
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Japan191:6,728,64742,320
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1431:11,3741,744
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Poulton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Poulton.' There are several parishes and townships of this name in Lancashire and Cheshire; also a parish in Wiltshire, near Cirencester. 'The homestead by the pool' would naturally cause many Poultons to arise in different districts.

Henry de Pulton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter de Pulton, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1627. John Rogers and Dorothy Poulton: Marriage Lic. (London).

Ellen Poulton, of Dalton, 1635: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Richard Poolton, of Barton, 1670: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Poulton = the Pool Farmstead or Hamlet [Old English pul, pól, pool + tún] The Gloucestershire Poulton was Pultún, A.D.855. The Lancashire Poulton was Poltun in Domesday-Book; Pulton A.D. 1196.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Various parishes and places in cos. Lancaster, Cheshire, Wilts, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the town of Poulton, in Lancashire, England, also a place near Marlborough, in Wiltshire, so called from Pool, a small lake, and ton, a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Poulton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poulton is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,708th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 642,358 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Poulton reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Poulton is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 5,039 people, or 1 in 11,057. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 5 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Poulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poulton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Poulton surname expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 563 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 275 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Poulton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Poulton last name is primarily Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poulton surname are 13.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poulton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.22% more than the national average, earning R 409,260 per year; in United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $53,114 CAD per year.

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