Spanton Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Spanton Surname Definition:

From Spaunton; a location name in Yorkshire.

Spanton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5131:108,61211,289
United States4411:821,90263,073
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Australia431:627,80744,139
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:62,0247,207
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Spanton (21) may also be a first name.

Spanton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Spaunton; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Spanton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spanton is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spanton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,581st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,032,737 people. Spanton is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Spanton are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spanton is also the 2,368,944th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

Spanton is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 108,612. In England it is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 20 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and Kent, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England Spanton exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Spanton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spanton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Spanton last name expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,002 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spanton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spanton surname are 17.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Spanton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning $40,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.98% more than the national average, earning $63,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spainton931/
Spaunton930/
Spanthong882/
Sponton861,967/
Spantan8646/
Spamton861/
Spontone8017/
Spontón7115/
Spontom712/
Spontan5756/
Spontam577/

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