Thurton Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belize
Highest density in:
Belize

Thurton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belize991:3,591690
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Thurton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thurton has its highest incidence in Belize. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thurton is the 1,111,382nd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thurton are found; 45 percent are found in Central America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-Hispanic Central America.

This surname is most common in Belize, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,591. In Belize Thurton is most frequent in: Belize District, where 98 percent live, Cayo District, where 1 percent live and Stann Creek District, where 1 percent live. Besides Belize this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent live.

Thurton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thurton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thurton last name increased 181 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thurton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurton last name are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the party.

Thurton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $38,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thourton933/
Thurrton930/
Turton9212,157/
Thurthong881/
Tourton8636/
Turtoin861/
Turtone861/
Thirton861/
Tourtong809/
Turtoń77288/
Torton77130/
Turtan7763/
Tirton7758/
Tourthong752/
Turtank719/
Torhton715/
Tortoon711/
Thurtham671/
Tourthom671/
Thorthan671/
Turtanova63117/
Tortan6299/
Tirtan6252/
Tourtanova591/
Torthon5710/
Tirtaan571/
Tirttan571/

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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 Thurton
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