Saxty Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Saxty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saxty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales101:309,45316,869
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Saxty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saxty is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saxty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname Saxty occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Saxty reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England Saxty is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 8 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Other than England Saxty exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Saxty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saxty has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Saxty last name expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saxty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saxty surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Saxty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saxti80163/
Saxter731/
Shaxted6793/
Saixter670/
Sauxter670/
Saxsæter6216/
Saqsti551/
Saksti551/
Sjakste50125/
Shaksta504/
Sagster503/

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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 Saxty
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