Sherton Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sherton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sherton (75) may also be a first name.

Sherton Last Name Facts

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

Sherton (Russian: Шертон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sherton.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sherton is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Sherton occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Sherton are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sherton is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 75 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Sherton is primarily concentrated in: Mississippi, where 29 percent are found, Oregon, where 29 percent are found and Georgia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Belarus, where 14 percent are found.

Sherton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sherton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sherton surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherton Last Name Statistics demography

Sherton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shertong934/
Shearton932/
Serton92171/
Scheirton887/
Sharton86396/
Shirton86161/
Cherton86105/
Shorton8633/
Shertan868/
Sertone861/
Sertton860/
Scharton80736/
Chertong805/
Sehertan801/
Schertan801/
Shartton801/
Sharrton800/
Schorton800/
Shertung800/
Sarton77988/
Sorton77693/
Sertan77224/
Sirton7752/
Certon7749/
Sertun7736/
Sertão771/
Scherthan75122/
Cherthong7510/
Cherdtong755/
Shairtoon751/
Cheartong751/
Shartan71395/
Chertan71343/
Sertane71204/
Cherdthong7143/
Serttan7131/
Sertgun7128/
Sertune7123/
Shortan7116/
Shertanova7113/
Sarthon7111/
Sarhton715/
Cearton713/
Saarton713/
Chirton711/
Sorrton711/
Certone711/
Sertant711/
Seartan711/
Sertang711/
Shirtan710/
Serttunc6732/
Sertã6718/
Sirthong677/
Schartan671/
Sisrthon671/
Seartang671/
Sahrtaan671/

Sherton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sherton in the Russian language
Шертонserton-

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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 Sherton
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