Totten Surname

46,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,149 people bear this surname

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

Totten Surname User-submission:

The British Doomsday book erroneously refers to the origin of the name Totten as a derivative of tot, meaning a 'village fool' or 'idiot'. However, the East and West Totten regions and Totten Mountain, in Norway, existed before the Doomsday book was written.

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Totten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8651:40,8875,022
Canada8321:44,2865,468
Northern Ireland5341:3,455689
England3011:185,11016,566
Scotland2971:18,0262,166
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Cayman Islands161:3,993538
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1851:23,9452,637
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Scotland491:76,3924,290
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5521:32,3573,887

Totten (23) may also be a first name.

Totten Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The British Doomsday book erroneously refers to the origin of the name Totten as a derivative of tot, meaning a 'village fool' or 'idiot'. However, the East and West Totten regions and Totten Mountain, in Norway, existed before the Doomsday book was written. The word, toten, is German for 'dead'. When you follow migration patterns for the Totten family it's easy to see that Totten family migration from Germany to Norway and then to the UK.

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Totten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Totten (Arabic: توتن) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Totten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Totten is the 46,492nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 653,650 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Totten reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Totten is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 8,865 people, or 1 in 40,887. In The United States Totten is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent are found.

Totten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Totten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 557 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 606 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Totten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Totten last name is principally Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Totten surname are 12.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Totten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 133.56% more than the national average, earning 808,288 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.05% more than the national average, earning R 344,688 per year; in United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $45,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thotten9222/
Tottoen921/
Totteng921/
Tottien921/
Tottenn920/
Toten91478/
Tottn911/
Toteng831,851/
Tosten83651/
Tottin83328/
Tooten83299/
Tatten83244/
Tutten83116/
Tottem8386/
Todten8321/
Touten8314/
Toiten8311/
Thoten839/
Tetten836/
Totien831/
Totaen831/
Thotthaen80149/
Totn806/
Tothaen77212/
Tuytten77129/
Totting7728/
Touteng7720/
Tousten7716/
Thothen7714/
Thetten7712/
Tatteng779/
Tohteng776/
Todtaen774/
Thotaen774/
Touttin772/
Toosten771/
Thutten771/
Toisten771/
Tottina771/
Todthen771/
Tattent770/
Totin733,868/
Tuten733,110/
Tüten731,805/
Tosen731,557/
Teten73567/
Totem73373/
Taten73267/
Totyn7331/
Totín739/
Tostn732/
Totng732/
Tocen731/
Dtotn731/
Totne730/
Theetten718/
Thothaen715/
Thuytten714/
Thettien711/
Touthuen711/
Tostting710/
Ton6769,547/
Toting671,087/
Toutin67487/
Tossen67215/
Totina67175/
Teuten67155/
Toseng67129/
Toycen67125/
Tohsen67123/
Tasten67118/
Tuiten67111/
Tateng67108/
Tuttin6790/
Thaten6787/
Toicen6775/
Tousen6765/
Tattenova6764/
Thuten6757/
Teeten6752/
Tochen6740/
Tödten6740/
Toisen6738/
Tothne6736/
Tusten6732/
Tuteng6732/
Tostin6730/
Tuyten6722/
Tattin6716/
Theten6713/
Toseen6713/
Tuhten6713/
Tateen6713/
Tathen6712/
Tatien6711/
Tauten679/
Tuttem678/
Thodthaen677/
Tatend676/
Totemd674/
Thotem673/
Toceen673/
Totyna673/
Tutien672/
Tozsen672/
Tontht672/
Toosen672/
Tootin672/
Thotin672/
Tosien672/
Tataen672/
Tettin672/
Tuteen671/
Tosend671/
Toteem671/
Toutem671/
Tuotne671/
Thotne671/
Thocen671/
Tatenn671/
Tattem671/
Tosent671/
Tattyn671/
Totgin671/
Tothin671/
Thotng671/
Tateun670/
Tatuen670/
Taeten670/
Tutaen670/

Totten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Totten in the Arabic language
توتنtwtn-

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Totten Reference & Research

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