Tofton Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Tofton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tofton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:633,16037,224
Wales91:343,83718,086
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tofton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tofton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tofton is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Tofton occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Tofton reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

Tofton is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 633,160. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 68 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Somerset, where 6 percent reside. Not including England Tofton is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Tofton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tofton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tofton surname expanded 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toffton9230/
Towton8333/
Toftun834/
Tefton831/
Tafton830/
Towtong775/
Towthong7114/
Toftum67208/
Tawton67100/
Thowthong6738/
Taftan675/
Tovtan673/
Tavton671/
Tabton671/
Taftonova671/
Teftan670/
Tewton670/
Taftgan627/
Tawtong623/
Tabthon621/
Tofttum621/
Taftaan621/
Thabthon5718/
Tawthong575/
Tauwtong574/
Thawtong571/
Thawthong537/
Tabtan5013/
Towtam503/
Tovtam503/

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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 Tofton
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