Staton Surname

27,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Staton Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Staith Enclosure or Farm [v. under Statham, and + Old English tún] A Stayton is mentioned in conn. with the Abbot of Barlings (linc.s) in the Charter- Rolls a.d. 1315-16.

Staton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,8201:20,3402,569
England1,1511:48,4086,040
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Australia931:290,27625,669
Wales681:45,5084,331
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5761:42,3185,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2911:21,9202,757

Staton (229) may also be a first name.

Staton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Staith Enclosure or Farm [v. under Statham, and + Old English tún] A Stayton is mentioned in conn. with the Abbot of Barlings (linc.s) in the Charter- Rolls a.d. 1315-16.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Stainton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Staton Last Name Facts

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

Staton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Staton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Staton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,724th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 375,685 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Staton live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Staton is also the 593,349th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 229 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 17,820 people, or 1 in 20,340. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Virginia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Staton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Staton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Staton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Staton surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Staton surname are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Staton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.62% less than the national average, earning R 76,944 per year; in United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $47,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stayton922,500/
Statton921,637/
Stauton9218/
Staiton9216/
Steaton9215/
Stathon921/
Statonn921/
Statong921/
Statone920/
Staston920/
Stadton920/
Stathong861/
Stauhton861/
Steatton861/
Stachton860/
Statom83398/
Stoton8360/
Statun8318/
Statan8315/
Steton838/
Stotton7731/
Stouton7727/
Stathan7713/
Stathom778/
Stetton776/
Stethon772/
Shtatun771/
Steuton771/
Sthatun771/
Stathun771/
Stattan771/
Steeton771/
Staytom771/
Stothon771/
Staytun770/
Stohton770/
Stoston770/
Statune770/
Stoeton770/
Stoutton712/
Steathan711/
Steidton711/
Steattan711/
Stochton710/
Sthathom710/
Stettoon710/
Statum67799/
Statam67104/
Stotan6719/
Stetan673/
Stoithong671/
Stouthton671/
Stouchton671/

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