Staughton Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Staughton Surname Definition:

Like Stoughton, a form of Stockton, q.v.

Staughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:418,93328,433
Australia981:275,46624,785
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Staughton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Like Stoughton, a form of Stockton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Staughton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Staughton is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Staughton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 821,713th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Staughton are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

Staughton is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 418,933. In England Staughton is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent are found and Berkshire, where 11 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Staughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Staughton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Staughton surname expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staughton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Staughton are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Staughton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.58% less than the national average, earning R 129,312 per year; in United States they earn 20.67% more than the national average, earning $52,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $48,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staughtn940/
Stoughton892,777/
Staughtin890/
Stanghton890/
Stoghton820/
Stoughten781/
Stapheton781/
Stoughtan781/
Stonghton780/
Stoughtin780/
Stoufhton780/
Stphton751/
Stafton750/
Stafutin719/
Stafutyn712/
Stephton712/
Stafutina6720/
Stooghtom671/

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