Spenton Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Spenton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Spenton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spenton is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Spenton.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spenton is the 2,909,720th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Spenton is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Spenton live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 36 percent live, Staffordshire, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 18 percent live. Other than England it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live.

Spenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spenton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Spenton surname grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spenton Last Name Statistics demography

Spenton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

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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 Spenton
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