Relton Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Relton Surname Definition:

A manor so called, in the hundred of Pidre, co. Cornwall, is mentioned in the Rotuli Hundredorum, temp. Edward I.

Relton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4861:114,64611,731
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Relton (474) may also be a first name.

Relton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A manor so called, in the hundred of Pidre, co. Cornwall, is mentioned in the Rotuli Hundredorum, temp. Edward I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Wrelton; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Relton Last Name Facts

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

Relton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Relton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 498,439th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Relton live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 390,891st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 474 people.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 114,646. In England Relton is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside, Durham, where 19 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Relton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Relton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Relton surname rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 929 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Relton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Relton last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

The amount Relton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 253.08% more than the national average, earning R 839,064 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $43,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 89.86% more than the national average, earning $94,330 CAD per year.

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