Sampton Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sampton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sampton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sampton occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Sampton are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 73 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Sampton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sampton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sampton last name rose 880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sampton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sampton surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

Sampton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.81% less than the national average, earning $28,129 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scampton93174/
Shampton9357/
Samphtone881/
Schampton880/
Campton861,569/
Jampton868/
Sompton861/
Champton8040/
Shanpton802/
Sempthon801/
Ceampton800/
Champtong751/
Compton7159,447/
Camptan710/
Canpton710/
Chompton6723/
Comptton679/
Sompdtan672/
Ceempton670/
Coompton670/
Coumpton670/
Conpton574/
Janptom571/
Comptan571/
Combton570/
Champtasingh531/
Saybetan531/
Cohnpton530/

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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 Sampton
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