Soughton Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Soughton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Soughton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soughton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Soughton.

How Common Is The Last Name Soughton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Soughton are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Soughton is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 72 percent reside, Greater London, where 8 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Soughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soughton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Soughton surname rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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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 Soughton
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