Tawton Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Tawton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales321:96,7047,743
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Tawton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawton is more frequently found in Wales than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawton is the 1,849,867th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tawton are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in Wales, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 96,704. In Wales Tawton is primarily found in: City and County of Cardiff, where 38 percent are found, Caerphilly County Borough, where 22 percent are found and Monmouthshire, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Wales Tawton occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Tawton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tawton has changed over time. In Wales the number of people bearing the Tawton surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tawton Last Name Statistics demography

Tawton earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.67% more than the national average, earning $64,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawtong923/
Tawthong865/
Tauwtong864/
Teawtong862/
Thawtong861/
Towton8333/
Tavton831/
Tabton831/
Tewton830/
Tafton830/
Thawthong807/
Towtong775/
Tabthon771/
Teafton770/
Thabthon7118/
Towthong7114/
Taibtoon711/
Tofton67104/
Thowthong6738/
Tabtan6713/
Taftan675/
Thawthung672/
Taftonova671/
Tawtam671/
Tefton671/
Toffton6230/
Teabtun6226/
Taftgan627/
Taftaan621/
Thabthan577/
Taphtang571/
Teibthoon531/
Tavtanova531/
Tavtam5018/
Toftun504/
Tavtum503/
Tovtan503/
Teftan500/

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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
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  • 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 Tawton
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