Wexton Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wexton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wexton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wexton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wexton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wexton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wexton are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 45 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Virginia, where 18 percent are found. Outside of The United States Wexton exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Wexton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wexton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wexton last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wexton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wexton last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weston8376,455/
Bexton83384/
Waxton8341/
Wixton830/
Vexton830/
Westone77110/
Wheston7744/
Weaston7739/
Weeston7735/
Weiston7711/
Westton777/
Wetston776/
Beaxton775/
Westonn773/
Wueston773/
Wesston772/
Westhon772/
Wegston771/
Westond771/
Wieston770/
Whestone7120/
Weedston7113/
Weisston711/
Westound711/
Weitston710/
Wiston674,590/
Beston673,420/
Westom67122/
Veston67100/
Wettstone6765/
Westan6745/
Wyston677/
Westonová674/
Ueston674/
Bixton674/
Byxton672/
Vixton671/
Wheystone671/
Whekstone671/
Whesstone670/
Vaxton670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wexton
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