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

The surname Poxton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Poxton.

How Common Is The Last Name Poxton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 842,714th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname Poxton is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Poxton are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 16 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.

Poxton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poxton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Poxton last name rose 493 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poxton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Poxton surname is chiefly 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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