Wrighton Surname

292,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wrighton Surname Definition:

Alexander Wratoun was reidare at Dumblane, 1574 (RMR.). Magister Alexander Wryttoun in Kilwyning in 1637 (Inquis., 2277) is mentioned again in 1658 as Wryttoune and Wrvttowne (Inquis., 4329; Retours, Ayr, 499). Wreittoun 1578. The surname is common in Northamptonshire.

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Wrighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7651:72,8348,324
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Australia481:562,41041,290
Canada381:969,62173,252
Chile231:765,93416,989
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
France161:4,151,420237,746
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6951:35,0724,592
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Wrighton (11) may also be a first name.

Wrighton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Alexander Wratoun was reidare at Dumblane, 1574 (RMR.). Magister Alexander Wryttoun in Kilwyning in 1637 (Inquis., 2277) is mentioned again in 1658 as Wryttoune and Wrvttowne (Inquis., 4329; Retours, Ayr, 499). Wreittoun 1578. The surname is common in Northamptonshire.

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

(English) Dweller at the Wright’s Place [Old English wryhta, wyrhta (genit. wryh- tan-, wyrhtan-) + tún] A Wrighton occurs in a Yorks ‘Inq. ad q. Damn.’, temp. Hen. VI.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wrighton Last Name Facts

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

Wrighton is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrighton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 292,126th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,567,262 people. Wrighton occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wrighton reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 72,834. In England Wrighton is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, West Midlands, where 9 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England Wrighton exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Wrighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wrighton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wrighton surname expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 903 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wrighton Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Wrighton last name are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wrighton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.43% more than the national average, earning R 528,588 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrightone940/
Brighton8814,277/
Braighton82171/
Breighton826/
Brightton821/
Wrighthand782/
Wrightam7564/
Bryghton7515/
Brightan752/
Wreightam710/
Vreaghton710/

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