Taunton Surname

163,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Taunton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Taunton.' a well-known market-town in Somerset.

Gilbert de Tauntone, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gwydo de Tauntone, Somerset, ibid.

John Taunton, abbot of Cirencester, 1440: Atkyn's History Gloucestershire.

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Taunton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7011:213,08620,798
Australia3941:68,5178,145
England2751:202,61117,646
Canada1111:331,94230,257
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales211:147,35910,403
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Taunton (15) may also be a first name.

Taunton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Taunton.' a well-known market-town in Somerset.

Gilbert de Tauntone, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gwydo de Tauntone, Somerset, ibid.

John Taunton, abbot of Cirencester, 1440: Atkyn's History Gloucestershire.

1761. Married — Samuel Taunton and Martha Pidgley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic + English) belonging to Taunton: v. Tanton2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Somersetshire. B.L.G. traces the Tauntons of Oxfordshire to John de Tantone, who had two sons: Richard, the progenitor of the family, and John, who was abbot of Glastonbury, 2. Edward I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

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

Taunton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taunton occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taunton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,562nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,744,838 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Taunton live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,701 people, or 1 in 213,086. In The United States Taunton is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 24 percent are found, Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Taunton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taunton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taunton surname grew 1,308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 15 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taunton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taunton surname are 32.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Taunton earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11% less than the national average, earning R 211,488 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $43,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $51,788 CAD per year.

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Tanton922,970/
Tunton9272/
Tauntondh881/
Tantong862,835/
Tainton86902/
Taynton86539/
Tantone86304/
Tanthon86162/
Tuntong86130/
Thanton8634/
Tantoun8628/
Tantoon865/
Thunton862/
Tounton862/
Tuinton861/
Tunthon861/
Tantonh861/
Tannton860/
Tauntan860/
Thaunthong828/
Tanthong802,664/
Tunthong80307/
Thanthon80275/
Teantong8085/
Tountong8039/
Tountoun8022/
Tantoine8010/
Taintong806/
Thuntong804/
Tantoune802/
Tehanton801/
Tauntung801/
Tainthon801/
Tayuntun801/
Tandtong801/
Thannton800/
Tantan772,869/
Tonton772,595/
Tuntun77835/
Tamton77600/
Tantom774/
Tuntan772/
Tumton771/
Tuntom771/
Thunthong7558/
Theantong7516/
Teanthong7515/
Tayontong758/
Thanthone757/
Thaintong756/
Thainthon755/
Thountong754/
Tainthong754/
Taientong754/
Tayuntang752/
Tounthong752/
Tantonova751/
Thayonton751/
Tantonová751/
Taiantong751/
Tunhthong751/
Theantonh751/
Thuontong751/
Teunthong751/
Taumthong751/
Tuttenton750/
Toynton71502/
Tantane71501/
Tointon71354/
Tantang71228/
Tumtong71175/
Tontong71174/
Tamtong71172/
Theanthong71119/
Thonton7172/
Tunthan7164/
Tanıtan7143/
Tuntune7141/
Tuntung7134/
Thainthong7130/
Ttantan7126/
Thounthong7126/
Taintan7123/
Tanthan7119/
Thandthong7110/
Toonton719/
Tamtoon714/
Tamthon714/
Tontone713/
Tantank712/
Tontoin712/
Tantann712/
Thunhthong712/
Teenton711/
Tantant711/
Tienton711/
Tuntunn711/
Tuntane711/
Theanthont711/
Thuonthong711/
Thumton711/
Thaumthong711/
Taienthong711/
Taienthonh711/
Thamton710/
Tantumn710/
Tumthong673,976/
Thanthan67150/
Taintang6786/
Thumthon6786/
Tamthong6766/
Thumtong6766/
Thonthon6763/
Tantasen6733/
Thamtong6721/
Tanthang6717/
Thayonthong6712/
Toontong679/
Thontong679/
Tuntasin678/
Tuntasen676/
Tantasin675/
Toumtong674/
Teamtong674/
Teintong673/
Toontoon671/
Thunthun671/
Tuntgaan671/
Taintoum671/
Tojenton671/
Tantã671/
Htunhtun671/
Toontone671/
Thountom671/
Tanthanh671/
Thonnton670/

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