Silverton Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Silverton Surname Definition:

Local. There are places of this name in Fife and Perthshire, and also a Silverton in Derbyshire. Patrick Silvirton was resident in Vddynston, 1498 (REG., 478). Sillirtoune 1557, Silvertoune 1567.

Silverton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3341:166,82115,434
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Canada671:549,93446,038
Trinidad and Tobago641:21,3122,442
Australia501:539,91440,287
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Wales121:257,87814,969
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Silverton (144) may also be a first name.

Silverton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. There are places of this name in Fife and Perthshire, and also a Silverton in Derbyshire. Patrick Silvirton was resident in Vddynston, 1498 (REG., 478). Sillirtoune 1557, Silvertoune 1567.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

Silverton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silverton (Russian: Сильвертон) has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,566th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Silverton are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 769,375th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 144 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 166,821. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Essex, where 11 percent live and Kent, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Silverton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silverton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Silverton last name rose 290 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silverton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silverton last name are 37.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Silverton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.56% less than the national average, earning R 77,088 per year; in United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silverton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silverton in the Russian language
Сильвертонsilverton-

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