Auton is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.
Auton is variation of Orton. A contraction of Overton - Parishes and places in counties Hants, Chester, Lancaster, Flint, York, Wilts, Lanark, Renfrew, Edinburgh, etc.
There are several places so called in counties Northampton, Stafford, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Leicester, and Huntingdon.
A variant form of Orton. One who came from Orton, i.e., homestead on a slope or upper homestead, the name of various places in England.
How popular is Auton?
As per 2010 US census, number of Autons grew by 20.21 per cent to 934 since 2000 and ranked 26189 after elevating 2635 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89.83 | 94.59 |
| Black | 3.64 | 1.29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.68 | 1.29 |
| Others | 1.5 | 1.16 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 1.39 | 0.64 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.96 | 1.03 |