Taynton Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Taynton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Taynton,' parishes in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Henry de Teynton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Teynton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1605. Richard Taynton, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Taynton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2181:123,83313,580
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
England1031:540,95233,556
South Africa571:950,48660,033
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Taynton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Taynton,' parishes in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.

Henry de Teynton, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Teynton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1605. Richard Taynton, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Taynton (Oxford: 13th cent. Teynton; Glouc.: 13th cent. Teynton, Tethingtone, etc., Domesday Tetinton, Tatinton, prob. representing an Anglo-Saxon *Tætan-tún = TÆta's Estate [Tætan-, genit. of Tæta: the pers. name is prob. conn. with O.E, tætan, to caress, and therefore with Old English tát = Old Norse teit-r, cheerful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Taynton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taynton is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taynton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 582,011th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Taynton live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 123,833. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 90 percent reside, Queensland, where 8 percent reside and New South Wales, where 2 percent reside. Beside Australia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Taynton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Taynton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taynton last name expanded 1,370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taynton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taynton surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.57% registered with the party.

The amount Taynton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59% less than the national average, earning R 97,428 per year and in United States they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $46,714 USD per year.

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