Wenton Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wenton Surname Definition:

Ingeram de Wenton and Thomas de Wenton were jurors at a court held at Le Bellocis Hill near Inverness, 1376-7 (Innes Family, p. 63). Thomas Wentoun of Strikmertene, a charter witness at Dudhope, 1609 (Paltalloch Writs, p. 144).

Wenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wenton (111) may also be a first name.

Wenton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ingeram de Wenton and Thomas de Wenton were jurors at a court held at Le Bellocis Hill near Inverness, 1376-7 (Innes Family, p. 63). Thomas Wentoun of Strikmertene, a charter witness at Dudhope, 1609 (Paltalloch Writs, p. 144).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Wenton Last Name Facts

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

Wenton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wenton are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. Wenton is also the 890,531st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 111 people.

Wenton is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,638,766. In England Wenton is most common in: Merseyside, where 88 percent live, Greater London, where 6 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 3 percent live. Excluding England Wenton is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Wenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wenton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wenton last name grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wenton Last Name Statistics demography

Wenton earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.82% more than the national average, earning $55,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weynton9211/
Whenton928/
Wentone921/
Weinton921/
Weenton921/
Wenthong861/
Benton8362,337/
Winton8310,307/
Venton831,018/
Wynton83100/
Wentan8311/
Wentom831/
Wemton831/
Waenthonh801/
Whinton7732/
Bentton7711/
Bennton777/
Benthon774/
Venthon773/
Beenton772/
Wintone772/
Bentohn772/
Wentand772/
Ouenton771/
Whentan771/
Bentoin771/
Wynnton771/
Bentonn771/
Wentoum771/
Wainton771/
Bendton771/
Ventong770/
Winnton770/
Wenthousen750/
Wenttang717/
Winthong712/
Venthong711/
Windtone711/
Wenttand710/
Wintoint710/
Wendthousen710/
Wenttane710/
Wentunth710/
Vinton673,862/
Binton671,919/
Wentum67509/
Bentan67216/
Wintan6782/
Wintun6770/
Ventom6744/
Ventan6741/
Vynton6729/
Wintom676/
Bntton675/
Wentuisen673/
Bentun671/
Wainhtone671/
Bynton671/

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