Sexty Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Hungary

Sexty Surname Definition:

A corruption of sacristy.

Sexty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813

Sexty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of sacristy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sexty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sexty is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sexty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Sexty live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Sexty is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 24 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 14 percent are found. Aside from England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Sexty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sexty has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sexty last name contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sexty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sexty last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Sexty earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sesty8028/
Sexta8018/
Sexte803/
Sexti801/
Sixty800/
Sexter73113/
Sestay7326/
Shesty731/
Sestty731/
Sextie731/
Sextes730/
Sysetty677/
Sisetiy673/
Sisetty673/
Sesztay671/
Scestey671/
Shestey670/
Schesty670/
Siechty670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sexty
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