Tointon Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tointon Surname Definition:

From Torrington; a location name in Devon, Lincolnshire.

Tointon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:212,66418,215
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Tointon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Torrington; a location name in Devon, Lincolnshire.

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

Tointon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tointon is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tointon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tointon is the 794,916th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Tointon live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tointon is most common in England, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 212,664. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 33 percent live, Leicestershire, where 15 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Tointon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tointon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tointon last name rose 430 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tointon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tointon last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Tointon earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.05% less than the national average, earning $31,907 USD per year.

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