Recton Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Recton Surname User-submission:

Recton is a French name coming from, requeton, a diminutive of request, right which was paid in grains, nickname of the collector or there is a possibility that it came in France with English people at the middle age because it's a very rare name in France, but there is Recton in Great Britain.

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Recton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1251:531,38273,029
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Recton (27) may also be a first name.

Recton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Recton is a French name coming from, requeton, a diminutive of request, right which was paid in grains, nickname of the collector or there is a possibility that it came in France with English people at the middle age because it's a very rare name in France, but there is Recton in Great Britain.

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Recton Last Name Facts

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

Recton is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Recton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,518,885th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. Recton is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Recton reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Recton is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name globally, held by 27 people.

The surname Recton is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 531,382. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 51 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 26 percent reside and Brittany, where 8 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Recton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Recton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Recton surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Recton Last Name Statistics demography

Recton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rechton9243/
Reckton920/
Regton831/
Rectan831/
Rectom831/
Ricton830/
Redston77408/
Richton7752/
Rickton7710/
Rechtoń775/
Regtong774/
Recthan771/
Rictton770/
Redstone711,182/
Rekthong711/
Richthon710/
Hredston710/
Rickthon710/
Richstone67104/
Rejtan6731/
Readstone6713/
Rictan674/
Reekthong671/
Rektan671/
Reztan671/
Richtston671/
Rigton671/
Reedstone671/
Rectam670/

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