Thomton Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thomton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thomton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

Thomton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thomton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thomton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Thomton reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Thomton is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 36 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Jamaica, where 1 percent are found.

Thomton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thomton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thomton last name declined 21 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thomton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thomton surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Thomton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,561 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thomthon934/
Tomton921/
Thoumtong885/
Tomtoon8616/
Tomtong8614/
Toemton8612/
Toomton862/
Thamton860/
Thoomthong8236/
Thoumthong825/
Toomtong8081/
Thamtong8021/
Toomtone805/
Toumtong804/
Thomthan802/
Tamton77600/
Tomtom77454/
Támton7765/
Tomtan7716/
Temton773/
Tahmtan71632/
Tamtong71172/
Thamtan717/
Toemtan715/
Tamtoon714/
Temtoon711/
Thamthan67175/
Tahamtan6797/
Thaemtan675/
Themthan673/
Toomtang672/
Toumtoum672/
Toumteun672/

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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 Thomton
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