Straughton Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Straughton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:284,27622,043
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Straughton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Straughton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Straughton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straughton? popularity and diffusion

Straughton is the 1,129,067th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. Straughton occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Straughton are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 284,276. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 62 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found and Lancashire, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Straughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Straughton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Straughton last name grew 676 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Straughton Last Name Statistics demography

Straughton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $33,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Straughtn952/
Stroughton9050/
Straughten903/
Straughtan900/
Stroughtan800/
Straughden800/
Starvaton741/
Straftton741/
Strofton6714/
Starfton670/
Starifudin501/

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Straughton Reference & Research

Stratton FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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 Straughton
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