Sefton Surname

92,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sefton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sephton,' a parish in Lancashire, seven miles from Liverpool.

Thomas Sefton, of Skelmersdale, 1593: Wills at Chester.

Robert Sephton, of Mollington, 1602: ibid.

1761.

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Sefton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7571:31,7124,221
United States1,6741:216,52321,070
Australia8721:30,9584,117
New Zealand2091:21,6673,800
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Wales721:42,9804,139
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Israel541:158,47516,422
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1071:41,4013,746
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9491:25,6853,528
Wales281:56,0152,800
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3891:129,09712,418

Sefton (642) may also be a first name.

Sefton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sephton,' a parish in Lancashire, seven miles from Liverpool.

Thomas Sefton, of Skelmersdale, 1593: Wills at Chester.

Robert Sephton, of Mollington, 1602: ibid.

1761. — Married — Richard Etherington and Mary Sefton: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1806. — Robert Page and Mary Sefton: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Sefton (S.W. Lancs), 14th cent. Sefton, 13th cent. Cefton, Ceffton, Domesday Sextone [The absence of pre-Domesday forms makes an absolutely definite pronouncement on the origin of the first element imposs.; but in all probability it is either the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Sefa or its Old Norse cognate Sefi— Old English sefa = Old Norse sefi, m., mind, heart-or else the Old Norse sef, sedge; the second origin perh. being the more likely from its being topographically suitable. The Domesday spelling is evidently a blunder]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Sephton; a location name in Lancashire.

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

Sefton: Sefton or Sephton is the name of a Lancashire parish; the Sephtons are mostly found in the Ormskirk district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sefton Last Name Facts

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

Sefton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,998th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,419,191 people. The last name Sefton is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Sefton live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. Sefton is also the 328,241st most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 642 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,757 people, or 1 in 31,712. In England it is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 15 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Sefton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sefton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sefton last name increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sefton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sefton surname are 3.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Sefton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.6% less than the national average, earning R 67,500 per year; in United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shefton92119/
Seftone926/
Scefton921/
Sifton83416/
Sebton8336/
Safton8326/
Seftan832/
Softon832/
Jefton831/
Sevton831/
Seftom830/
Sewton830/
Sephton772,520/
Shafton77188/
Shifton7749/
Sheftan774/
Seawton771/
Saftoon771/
Siffton770/
Chefton770/
Shewton770/
Seawtong71160/
Sewthong712/
Jefftone711/
Schifton710/
Schafton710/
Sowton67215/
Saftan6783/
Sevtun6721/
Gifton6720/
Zafton6713/
Sibton679/
Cifton678/
Gebton674/
Siewthong674/
Seawthong674/
Siftan673/
Sebtan672/
Sawton671/
Zofton671/
Softan671/
Sevtan671/
Gewton671/
Sewtan671/
Jewton671/

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