Sixton Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sixton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sixton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Sixton (53) may also be a first name.

Sixton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sixton has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sixton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sixton is the 4,427,875th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Sixton live; 40 percent live in Australasia and 40 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Sixton is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 53 people.

Sixton is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 566,040. In New Zealand Sixton is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding New Zealand Sixton is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 30 percent are found.

Sixton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sixton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sixton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sixton surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Sixton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scixton921/
Sixstone861/
Sexton8368,661/
Siston83207/
Sigston77314/
Sishton7721/
Sextone7720/
Shiston7710/
Sistone774/
Sexston773/
Sieston772/
Sexdton771/
Seexton771/
Sextonk771/
Sexxton771/
Sezxton771/
Seiston771/
Sistong771/
Sextont770/
Sidston770/
Sextton770/
Sexstone71155/
Sigeston711/
Sisseton711/
Shidston710/
Shishton710/
Sidstone710/
Seston67428/
Sistan67251/
Ciston6764/
Cexton6730/
Ceston6715/
Sextom676/
Syston674/
Sextan673/
Xexton673/
Zeston673/
Sistom672/
Xeston671/
Sezton671/
Sextón671/
Sextun670/
Jexton670/
Cyston670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sixton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis