Compton is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Compton
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

The Marquis of Nor thampton derives from Turchil, possessor of Arden, county of Warwick, before the Conquest. His descendant Osbert, in 1169, assumed the name of Compton from his estate in the same county. The Gazetteer mentions thirty other places of this name in various counties.

One who came from Compton meaning "hollow estate," the name of many places in England.

Valley town.

Scholar Shirley says: "we may conclude that the family were seated at Compton, called in le Windgate," soon after the Conquest. Arnulphus and Osber tus de Compton were living in 16. Henry II., but Philip de Compton is the first of the name who certainly held the manor of Compton in the fifth of John."

How popular is Compton?

Compton is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Ireland, Saint Lucia, Northern Ireland.

Compton is ranked 9519 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Compton bearers increased by 3 per cent in 2010 US census to 35830 since 2000, the surname slipped by 61 spots and ranked at 971. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.26 88.96
Black 7.81 7.22
Hispanic or Latino 2.04 1.51
Others 1.72 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 0.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.34
Compton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 59430 people have been found who wears Compton as their family name. Compton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Compton:
901 United States47,817
Countries with thousands of Compton:
1,497 England5,497
1,991 Australia1,930
2,803 Canada1,820
Countries with hundreds of Compton:
1,483 New Zealand527
16,192 South Africa385
1,793 Wales187
143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines172
3,430 Scotland153
2,702 Ireland152
237 Saint Lucia143
2,120 Northern Ireland117
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
218 Grenada93
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
132,595 Brazil41
3,849 Trinidad and Tobago33
267,220 Thailand29
137,699 Germany28
3,211 Guyana26
1,143 Guam21
57,134 Zimbabwe18
334,277 Russia14
24,959 Chile12
269,324 France12
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
44,190 Norway9
85,467 Netherlands9
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
45,470 Mexico9
30,726 Qatar9
81,336 Sweden9
21,385 Ecuador8
68,299 Israel7
2,872 Jersey7
26,877 Uruguay6
249,062 Philippines6
100,283 Spain6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer John Compton from Great Britain aboard the Oregon from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 27 years old when he arrived in USA on June 16, 1849. John Compton, aged 23, Bridget Compton (19) Immigrant, Workman John Compton, Sarah Compton, aged 25, 22 years old Mary-Jane Compton, 58 years old James Compton, are other Compton that migrated to US.

Compton Namesakes

  • John Compton, Saint Lucian politician
  • Barnes Compton, Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Maryland state Treasurer
  • F. E. Compton, publisher of encyclopedias and other reference works
  • Wayde Compton, Canadian writer
  • Ralph Compton, American writer of western fiction
  • Lizzie Compton, woman soldier fighting for the Union
  • Anne Compton, Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist
  • Lewis Compton, officer
  • Richard G. Compton, FRSC MAE is Professor of Chemistry and Aldrichian Praelector at Oxford University
  • Bill Compton, William H. "Bill" Compton, Jr
  • David G. Compton, British author
  • Ranulf Compton, United States Representative from Connecticut
  • Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, English peer and Member of Parliament
  • Robert Harold Compton, South African botanist
  • Sean Compton, American radio and television executive
  • Richard Compton, American actor, director and writer
  • Todd Compton, American historian
  • Arthur Compton, American physicist
  • Denis Compton, English cricketer
  • Fay Compton, distinguished member of the profession
  • Forrest Compton, American actor
  • Jim Compton, member of the Seattle City Council
  • Ann Compton, American former news reporter and White House correspondent for ABC News Radio
  • Leslie Compton, English sportsman
  • Lynn Compton, American jurist, police officer, and soldier
  • Stacy Compton, NASCAR former team owner and former driver
  • Karl Taylor Compton, prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Katie Compton, American bicycle racer
  • Nick Compton, English former first-class cricketer
  • Joyce Compton, American actress
  • Cliff Compton, professional wrestler
  • James Compton, American businessman and civil rights activist
  • Christian Compton, American attorney and judge
  • Cathy Compton, former head softball coach at LSU
  • Betty Compton,
  • Paul Compton, English former professional footballer and football club manager
  • Alex Compton, retired Filipino-born American basketball player
  • Andre Compton, speedway rider
  • Benji Compton, Speedway rider
  • O'Neal Compton, American film and television actor
  • Patrick Compton, retired South African cricketer

Compton Namesakes

  • John Compton, Saint Lucian politician
  • Barnes Compton, Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Maryland state Treasurer
  • F. E. Compton, publisher of encyclopedias and other reference works
  • Wayde Compton, Canadian writer
  • Ralph Compton, American writer of western fiction
  • Lizzie Compton, woman soldier fighting for the Union
  • Anne Compton, Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist
  • Lewis Compton, officer
  • Richard G. Compton, FRSC MAE is Professor of Chemistry and Aldrichian Praelector at Oxford University
  • Bill Compton, William H. "Bill" Compton, Jr
  • David G. Compton, British author
  • Ranulf Compton, United States Representative from Connecticut
  • Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, English peer and Member of Parliament
  • Robert Harold Compton, South African botanist
  • Sean Compton, American radio and television executive
  • Richard Compton, American actor, director and writer
  • Todd Compton, American historian
  • Arthur Compton, American physicist
  • Denis Compton, English cricketer
  • Fay Compton, distinguished member of the profession
  • Forrest Compton, American actor
  • Jim Compton, member of the Seattle City Council
  • Ann Compton, American former news reporter and White House correspondent for ABC News Radio
  • Leslie Compton, English sportsman
  • Lynn Compton, American jurist, police officer, and soldier
  • Stacy Compton, NASCAR former team owner and former driver
  • Karl Taylor Compton, prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Katie Compton, American bicycle racer
  • Nick Compton, English former first-class cricketer
  • Joyce Compton, American actress
  • Cliff Compton, professional wrestler
  • James Compton, American businessman and civil rights activist
  • Christian Compton, American attorney and judge
  • Cathy Compton, former head softball coach at LSU
  • Betty Compton,
  • Paul Compton, English former professional footballer and football club manager
  • Alex Compton, retired Filipino-born American basketball player
  • Andre Compton, speedway rider
  • Benji Compton, Speedway rider
  • O'Neal Compton, American film and television actor
  • Patrick Compton, retired South African cricketer

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