Runton Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Runton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Runton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Runton Last Name Facts

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

Runton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Runton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Runton is the 1,369,340th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. Runton occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Runton are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

Runton is most widespread in England, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 47 percent are found, Cumbria, where 10 percent are found and Devon, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Runton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Runton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Runton last name rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Runton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Runton surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Runton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runtong923/
Runthon921/
Ruinton921/
Rounton920/
Runthong86443/
Reuntone867/
Reuntong861/
Runtun83189/
Ronton8342/
Runtan8317/
Runtom836/
Raunthong8013/
Reunthong802/
Rounthong801/
Rundtom77137/
Runtung7799/
Ruintan7730/
Rumtong7729/
Runthom779/
Runthan778/
Rauntun776/
Runtang772/
Hronton772/
Rountan771/
Rhonton771/
Roenton771/
Ruchinthon756/
Rumthong7124/
Rauntung7117/
Roenthon718/
Raunthan715/
Ruintang714/
Roumtong711/
Rountoum711/
Raumtong711/
Runtam676/
Rontan674/
Runtum673/
Raumthong671/

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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 Runton
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