Ranton Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Ranton Surname Definition:

A location name in Staffordshire.

Ranton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
England441:1,266,32057,817
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Ranton (114) may also be a first name.

Ranton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Ranton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranton (Hindi: रन्तों) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 738,530th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Ranton are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 114 people.

Ranton is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 1,603,801. In The United States Ranton is most common in: Texas, where 36 percent reside, Louisiana, where 15 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Ranton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ranton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ranton surname grew 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ranton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ranton surname is chiefly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ranton last name are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ranton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.32% less than the national average, earning R 94,296 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $54,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranton in the Hindi language
रन्तोंrantom-

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