Catron Surname

63,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Catron Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Catron, a pet form of Catherine (pure).

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Catron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5891:47,7615,789
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Israel541:158,47516,422
Chile451:391,47710,650
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
England191:2,932,529101,561
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:72,1537,745

The alternate forms: Catrón (7) are calculated separately.

Catron (42) may also be a first name.

Catron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Catron, a pet form of Catherine (pure).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Catron surname comes from Old Celtic cat, meaning 'battle', 'war', which gives cata, meaning 'warrior'. Therefore the meaning of the surname is 'chief of battle', 'warlord'.

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Catron Last Name Facts

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

The last name Catron (Arabic: كاترون) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Catrón. For other possible spellings of Catron click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catron? popularity and diffusion

The last name Catron is the 63,769th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 927,995 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Catron live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 42 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,589 people, or 1 in 47,761. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and Kentucky, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Catron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Catron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Catron surname expanded 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Catron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Catron are 32.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.21% registered with the party.

Catron earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,428 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Catrón947/
Chatron92624/
Castron92606/
Catrone92270/
Cattron92225/
Cathron9253/
Catroun927/
Catronn921/
Catroen921/
Ciatron921/
Cautron921/
Caron91109,807/
Cauthron86402/
Castrone8663/
Cattrone8610/
Castrong861/
Cauhtron861/
Chattron861/
Caustron861/
D'Catron861/
Catronne861/
Chaitron861/
Casthron860/
Carron8312,508/
Carone838,410/
Cayron831,678/
Carzon831,319/
Cairon83751/
Caroon83327/
Catran83203/
Cearon83100/
Katron8363/
Cotron8355/
Caroën8316/
Carong8311/
Cauron8310/
Satron839/
Cargon837/
Carosn834/
Carțon834/
Caroin832/
Catrom832/
Carhon831/
Caroun831/
Catrun831/
Jatron831/
Caront831/
Caronì831/
Caronn831/
Cahron830/
Caronk830/
Castrosin80174/
Castrocin805/
Catronova803/
Castrosín803/
Cauthrone802/
Sautron773,062/
Cothron771,571/
Cairone771,126/
Cotrone771,062/
Carrone77836/
Carosin77316/
Cattran77215/
Chatran77176/
Cottron77140/
Zastron7793/
Carhoun7789/
Carroon7749/
Chotron7745/
Coutron7729/
Castran7727/
Sathron7721/
Costron7720/
Chearon7720/
Jastron7714/
Caurong7712/
Caronne7711/
Carosen7711/
Cathran7710/
Giatron779/
Kastron779/
Carotin779/
Kathron778/
Cairong777/
Carocin777/
Cayrond777/
Castrom776/
Keatron775/
Caroine774/
Khatron774/
Carroun773/
Caroone772/
Kaytron772/
Carhone772/
Quatron772/
Katrone771/
Cargoon771/
Cairron771/
Caarone771/
Cairoun771/
Caytran771/
Cațaron771/
Catrang771/
Carruon771/
Carrgon771/
Cuitron771/
Katroun771/
Carroyn771/
Chatrun771/
Jatrong771/
Caroten770/
Cairgon770/
Cautran770/
Cahrone770/
Cathrom770/
Carronn770/
Carrond770/
Castrun770/
Caran7317,194/
Coron732,314/
Karon732,246/
Carom7387/
Qaron7312/
Carón739/
Carán731/
Jaitrong711,978/
Quatrone71166/
Khatroon7126/
Coitrone7123/
Chautran7123/
Scothron7115/
Chhotron7114/
Cauthran7113/
Cottrone7111/
Scottron719/
Chotroon718/
Kastrone714/
Kattrong714/
Chatrane713/
Couthron712/
Chaitran712/
Jaitronh712/
Caronova711/
Katrosen711/
Khattron711/
Qattrone711/
Quatronc711/
Cathrune711/
Carongue711/
Chattran711/
Costroun711/
Coutrone711/
Sautroon711/
Caronová711/
Czastran711/
Jathrone711/
Carousen711/
Chatraan711/
Chathran711/
Carrosin711/
Jaitronn711/
Jastrone711/
Cathrant710/
Caraan676,136/
Corong672,716/
Karoun672,349/
Ketron672,139/
Quattrone671,858/
Katran671,572/
Karzon671,212/
Carran67904/
Corron67715/
Karoon67701/
Satran67691/
Cohron67648/
Kearon67608/
Kairon67572/
Katrun67563/
Corond67531/
Qaroon67497/
Carang67442/
Corzon67372/
Cairan67269/
Couron67252/
Qaroun67240/
Cargan67219/
Cotran67206/
Coiron67183/
Kharon67178/
Karron67164/
Carane67161/
Qatran67142/
Cayran67109/
Qaronh67108/
Carrão67107/
Corone67104/
Sotron67104/
Kargon6781/
Qarone6748/
Carzan6745/
Carrom6741/
Coroon6736/
Cauran6734/
Jatrom6730/
Caroom6729/
Karone6727/
Carand6721/
Kayron6721/
Carrón6717/
Kauron6713/
Cosron6713/
Jaithrong6713/
Kotron6712/
Karhon6711/
Katronova6710/
Casran6710/
Coront6710/
Katroń6710/
Caranh6710/
Jatran677/
Caroim677/
Zastrohyn677/
Carhan676/
Cahran676/
Satroń675/
Carann673/
Ka'ron673/
Cooron672/
Carroñ672/
Cairón672/
Karonh672/
Chearhoun672/
Catrum672/
Corgon671/
Khatroomn671/
Karohn671/
Karonk671/
Quathrone671/
Catranova671/
Caraun671/
Zatronova671/
Quaron671/
Catram671/
Coroun671/
Kahron671/
Kaaron671/
Zotron671/
Cétran671/
Catruchin671/
Ceiron671/
Carròn671/
Cotrun671/
Cotrón671/
Coratn671/
Karuon671/
Qatrun671/
Cearan671/
Carrossin671/
Jhaitrong671/
Keateroon670/
Corhon670/
Coroin670/
Cotrom670/

Catron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Catron in the Arabic language
كاترونkatrwn-

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