Tatton Surname

155,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tatton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tatton,' a township in the parish of Rostherne, Cheshire.

Andrewe de Tattone, Southamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Tatton, Cheshire, 1290: East Cheshire.

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Tatton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2641:44,0815,583
United States8601:421,46436,514
Canada2051:179,73517,909
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Australia1141:236,80422,158
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Wales381:81,4356,830
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7641:31,9054,231
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Tatton (56) may also be a first name.

Tatton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tatton,' a township in the parish of Rostherne, Cheshire.

Andrewe de Tattone, Southamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Tatton, Cheshire, 1290: East Cheshire.

Robert de Tatton, of Wythenshawe, 1396: ibid.

Nicholas de Tatton, Cheshire, 1451: ibid.

1579. Robert Tatton, of Wythenshawe: Wills at Chester.

1600. Dorothy Tatton, of the Peele, Cheshire: ibid.

1601. William Tatton, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1776. Married — James Tatton and Sarah Strange: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Tatton (Chesh.), 13th cent. Tatton, Anglo-Saxon *Tatan-tún = Tata’s Estate [Tatan-, genit. of Tata (v. under Tait(e) + Old English tún, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Cheshire, which was the residence of this family in the XII. century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Of Tatton, Cheshire, identified armorially with the family of Massy, and apparently a branch of it (Ormerod, Cheshire, iii. 314,315).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tatton Last Name Facts

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

Tatton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,981st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Tatton reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 56 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,264 people, or 1 in 44,081. In England Tatton is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 26 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Cheshire, where 8 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Tatton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tatton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tatton surname expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tatton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tatton last name is principally Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tatton last name are 20.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.13% registered with the party.

The amount Tatton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning R 253,332 per year; in United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tatonhg774/
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Theaton772/
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Tatoune772/
Tattoum772/
Tottoen771/
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Thaiton771/
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Tatoing771/
Tatatyn771/
Taytong771/
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Tathonh771/
Tatthan771/
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Thaitthong751/
Tatom731,999/
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Thatthan71187/
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Thatthun71129/
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Thaithon715/
Toutthon714/
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Teuhtton713/
Teathong712/
Tatoosin711/
Totthong711/
Thathonh711/
Thathoon711/
Tasthong711/
Tatang678,569/
Tatung671,955/
Toston671,945/
Totong671,320/
Tastan671,099/
Tattam67797/
Tatane67653/
Tattum67523/
Teuton67437/
Touton67399/
Tautan67230/
Tathan67157/
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Theton67120/
Thatun67115/
Thadthong67112/
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Thatom6761/
Teyton6752/
Teeton6732/
Tatuin6731/
Teatom6730/
Toyton6729/
Taitom6727/
Taután6722/
Tatunc6721/
Tatoum6721/
Teiton6721/
Tadtan6720/
Taatun6717/
Tathun6716/
Taitan6715/
Taťoun6714/
Tooton6714/
Tataun6714/
Teatun6713/
Totone6711/
Thoton6710/
Tatant679/
Tottán678/
Tottom675/
Tahtan675/
Tatumn674/
Tathom674/
Tuiton673/
Toiton673/
Tajtan673/
Tastun673/
Thaythong672/
Tautun671/
Tehton671/
Tastom671/
Toeton671/
Tatoym671/
Tatthasen671/
Dtoton671/
Tohton671/
Tuoton671/
Theathong671/
Thauthong671/
Thathonng671/
Taitun671/
Tatomg671/
Tatoom671/
Tatuhn671/
Tautom670/
Tatune670/
Tateun670/
Tauchtone670/

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