Poxton Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poxton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poxton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:209,46618,018
Canada381:969,62173,252
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813

Poxton Last Name Facts

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

Poxton is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poxton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Poxton live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 16 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Poxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poxton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 493 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poxton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Poxton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poxtone923/
Paxton8324,131/
Poston8314,550/
Poxtan831,924/
Pexton83713/
Poixtan77214/
Paxston7747/
Phaxton7718/
Postone7711/
Poiston772/
Postong771/
Pakxton771/
Pasxton771/
Posston771/
Potston771/
Pouston770/
Pocchton713/
Poukston711/
Pahaxton711/
Poisxtan711/
Postan67812/
Paston67438/
Postom6720/
Postonova678/
Paxtom673/
Postão672/
Pazton672/
Paxtonová671/
Paxtun671/
Paxtan671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Poxton
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