Yarranton Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Yarranton Surname Definition:

1626. John Ward and Elizabeth Yarrington: Marriage Lic.

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Yarranton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2381:234,10919,389
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Wales111:281,32115,850
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575

Yarranton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Yarington' or Yarnton, a parish in Oxfordshire. The London Directory form is manifestly a corruption of Yarrington as found below:

1626. John Ward and Elizabeth Yarrington: Marriage Lic. (London).

— Arthur Croome and Dorothy Yarrington: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Yarnton (Oxon), a.d. 1206 Erdinton, 1149 Ardynton, the Domesday Hardintone (where the H- is prob. un- orig.), Anglo-Saxon *Eardantún = Earda’s Estate [the pers. name Earda (genit. Eardan-) is from Old English eard, m., home, native place or country: + tún, estate, farmstead]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Yarnton; a location name in Oxfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Yarranton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarranton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarranton? popularity and diffusion

Yarranton is the 855,216th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Yarranton are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

Yarranton is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 234,109. In England it is most numerous in: Worcestershire, where 41 percent reside, Herefordshire, where 8 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Yarranton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yarranton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Yarranton last name increased 626 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yarranton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yarranton last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Yarranton earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 95.88% more than the national average, earning $84,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarrainton950/
Jarranton890/
Jaranton8225/
Jareanton784/
Jareantong741/
Jarantan716/
Jareanthong701/
Jaroonton671/
Jaroonthong606/
Jareantam561/
Jarantham560/
Jareanthum531/

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