Stayton Surname

172,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,500 people bear this surname

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

Stayton Surname Definition:

A corruption of Stainton.

Stayton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4441:148,30615,293
England331:1,688,42669,999
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:144,72213,555

Stayton (109) may also be a first name.

Stayton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Stainton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Stayton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stayton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stayton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 172,115th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,915,018 people. The surname Stayton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Stayton are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stayton is also the 900,062nd most common forename on earth It is held by 109 people.

Stayton is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,444 people, or 1 in 148,306. In The United States Stayton is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Stayton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stayton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Stayton last name expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stayton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stayton surname are 19.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.74% registered with the party.

Stayton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,122 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staton9219,398/
Statton861,637/
Stauton8618/
Staiton8616/
Steaton8615/
Statonn861/
Statong861/
Stathon861/
Staytom861/
Staston860/
Staytun860/
Statone860/
Stadton860/
Stauhton801/
Steatton801/
Stathong801/
Stachton800/
Statom77398/
Statun7718/
Statan7715/
Steton778/
Stiton772/
Stouton7127/
Stathan7113/
Stathom718/
Stetton716/
Steston713/
Stethon712/
Stattan711/
Stitong711/
Stathun711/
Sthatun711/
Steuton711/
Shtatun711/
Steeton711/
Stitton711/
Stoeton710/
Stueton710/
Statune710/
Stithong679/
Stoutton672/
Stechton671/
Steathan671/
Staytham671/
Steidton671/
Steattan671/
Stettoon670/
Sthathom670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stayton
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