Vinton Surname

119,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Vinton Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Feniton (village by a boundary stream), in Devonshire.

Vinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5141:144,17614,921
England5841:95,40810,170
Liberia3881:11,3621,237
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Canada461:800,99162,809
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2311:105,52110,511
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9221:54,4676,120

Vinton (2,491) may also be a first name.

Vinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Feniton (village by a boundary stream), in Devonshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Another orthography of Venton; or from phin-todn, the little green lay or meadow.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(English), the same as Winton, q. y.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Vinton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vinton (Marathi: िंवटोन, Russian: Винтон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vinton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vinton is the 119,067th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,886,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Vinton reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vinton is also the 147,913th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,491 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,514 people, or 1 in 144,176. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Vinton is found in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.

Vinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vinton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vinton last name grew 273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vinton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Vinton surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Vinton surname are 10.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vinton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.13% more than the national average, earning R 534,984 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $42,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vintoon921/
Vintong921/
Vintone921/
Winton8310,307/
Binton831,919/
Finton831,032/
Venton831,018/
Vintan83656/
Vynton8329/
Vimton838/
Vintom831/
Vintonova801/
Bintong7735/
Vintant7720/
Bintuon775/
Uinthon774/
Venthon773/
Phinton773/
Wintone772/
Bhinton772/
Vinthan772/
Bintont771/
Buinton771/
Uintoun771/
Vintane771/
Ventong770/
Fintone770/
Winnton770/
Phintong7123/
Binthong7111/
Fintoing717/
Winthong712/
Bhintong711/
Venthong711/
Bintoung711/
Windtone711/
Vintandt710/
Wintoint710/
Benton6762,337/
Fenton6748,381/
Phinthong671,559/
Bintan67735/
Fintan67319/
Wynton67100/
Wintan6782/
Vintam6773/
Wenton6768/
Ventom6744/
Ventan6741/
Bintom6717/
Vyntonova6713/
Fynton678/
Wintom676/
Bntton675/
Bynton671/
Vimtom671/

Vinton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vinton in the Marathi language
िंवटोनinvatona50
वटोनvatona50
Vinton in the Russian language
Винтонvinton-

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Vinton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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