Sinton Surname

182,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Sinton Surname Definition:

Of territorial origin from the ancient barony of the same name now included in the parish of Ashkirk, Selkirkshire. An inquisition made at Selkirk, July 23, 1305, found "that William, formerly King of Scotland gave the sheriffdom of Selkirk to one Andrew de Synton to be held by answering to the King and his heirs for the issues, and being freed of the farm of the castle ward of Roxburgh and suit thereto, which he and his heirs were used to make for the barony of Synton" (Bain, II, 1681).

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Sinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:574,42047,094
England5421:102,80110,809
New Zealand3101:14,6072,564
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Scotland1861:28,7843,020
Northern Ireland1591:11,6041,744
Canada1071:344,35131,229
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales331:93,7747,567
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
France131:5,109,440259,941
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1221:36,3103,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
Scotland1531:24,4652,264
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Sinton (357) may also be a first name.

Sinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of territorial origin from the ancient barony of the same name now included in the parish of Ashkirk, Selkirkshire. An inquisition made at Selkirk, July 23, 1305, found "that William, formerly King of Scotland gave the sheriffdom of Selkirk to one Andrew de Synton to be held by answering to the King and his heirs for the issues, and being freed of the farm of the castle ward of Roxburgh and suit thereto, which he and his heirs were used to make for the barony of Synton" (Bain, II, 1681). Four generations following the first Andrew are mentioned in the finding, the fourth, also named Andrew de Synton, while holding the sheriffdom, "was taken at the battle of Dunbar, and sent to the Castle of Fodringeye where he died in prison" (loc. cit). Alexander de Sintun, c. 1200, witnessed a chartcr by Henry de Graham (RHM., I, p. 3), and c. 1259 a later Alexander de Sinton also appears as witness in the same record (ibid., p. 7). This later Alexander is also a witness, c. 1260-68 to a quitclaim by Malcolm de Constableton and Alicia, his wife, of a carucate in Edulfistune (REG., 216). Andrew de Sintun witnessed charters by John, son of Michael de Methkil, to the Abbey of Melrose, c. 1230-31 (Wemyss, II, p. xvi-xvii). Marie de Synton of the county of Roxburghe rendered homage in 1296 for her lands. Her seal bears a figure of eight rays, and S' Marie de Sintvn (Bain, II, p. 199,532). She was, however, ordered to deliver up her lands to the king of England, and about the same time Isabella, wife of the sheriff mentioned above, was allowed to receive back a portion of her lands to cover certain expenses (Rot. Scot., I). About the middle of the fifteenth century the lands of Sinton are found in joint possession of the Scots of Sinton and the Veitches of Dawic.

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

“South Town”. Common place name in England. See also Norton and Sutton.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

William and Richard Santon, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). David de Santon, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

(English) The surname Sutton or Sinton means 'south town'.

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Sinton Last Name Facts

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

Sinton (Bengali: সিনটন, Russian: Синтон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sinton.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 182,935th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,138,478 people. Sinton is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Sinton live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. Sinton is also the 461,021st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 357 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 574,420. In The United States Sinton is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Colorado, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Sinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sinton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 334 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sinton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sinton surname are 5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sinton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,578 per year; in South Africa they earn 949.51% more than the national average, earning R 2,494,030 per year; in United States they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $51,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% less than the national average, earning $46,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinthon921,044/
Shinton92847/
Sintong92150/
Sintoon9219/
Suinton923/
Sintton921/
Scinton920/
Sinthong861,949/
Sinthoon866/
Sinthont862/
Sinthonh862/
Schinton860/
Sintan835,832/
Senton83325/
Sintun83121/
Ginton8366/
Cinton8341/
Jinton8341/
Simton8329/
Sintom8326/
Sntton832/
Zinton832/
Synton831/
Sindthong801/
Shenton775,754/
Sintang77168/
Sinthan77143/
Sinthom77134/
Sentone77120/
Sinthun7798/
Sintung7788/
Syntong7776/
Chinton7765/
Sentong7751/
Sintaan7739/
Saenton7719/
Jintong7714/
Sinntan7714/
Simtong7710/
Sentonq778/
Sennton777/
Sintane773/
Gintong772/
Gintone772/
Cintong772/
Senthon772/
Cintton771/
Gintoon771/
Shynton771/
Sientun771/
Shintan771/
Jintone771/
Suenton770/
Scenton770/
Simdton770/
Senthong711,714/
Saenthon71589/
Chinthon7161/
Simthong7153/
Chintong7129/
Sintusen717/
Ssentong716/
Synthong715/
Jintoung712/
Shintane711/
Sinthung711/
Shentton711/
Shyonton711/
Sinthang711/
Hsintung711/
Schenton710/
Chinthong672,535/
Genton672,124/
Çintan67590/
Centon67560/
Sinthusen67187/
Jintan67153/
Sentan6785/
Gintan6767/
Cintan6759/
Zenton6752/
Sintam6735/
Zintun6730/
Djintoing6730/
Jenton6724/
Sentom679/
Cintun678/
Sentun676/
Sintahsin676/
Sintum675/
Semton672/
Sintusing672/
Chnton671/
Schuenton671/
Jimton671/
Zintan671/
Sintangne671/
Cimton671/
Simtom671/
Sentthong671/
Sendthong671/
Saenthonh671/
Siemthong671/
Syntan670/

Sinton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinton in the Bengali language
সিনটনsinatana-
Sinton in the Russian language
Синтонsinton-

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