Quilton Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Quilton Surname Definition:

The Gaelic Mac Quilton, sans Mac.

Quilton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France481:1,383,807136,859
England181:3,095,448105,421
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Quilton (26) may also be a first name.

Quilton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Gaelic Mac Quilton, sans Mac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quilton Last Name Facts

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

Quilton is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quilton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Quilton reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,383,807. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 56 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 42 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent live. Not including France Quilton occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Venezuela, where 9 percent live.

Quilton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quilton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quilton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quelton863/
Guilton863/
Cuilton861/
Guilthon808/
Guillton800/
Kilton77498/
Cilton773/
Chilton7115,792/
Guelton711,100/
Kielton7130/
Killton7119/
Guiltom711/
Queltan711/
Kiltotin6737/
Chillton675/
Chiltoon672/
Guelthon671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quilton
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