Ralston Forename

100,790th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,630 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Ralston Forename Definition:

A Modern usage name, meaning: On the Pacific coast a name bestowed in honor of William C. Ralston, a generous and progressive citizen, who led in great works but who died cruelly betrayed and traduced.

Ralston Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-1,6561:1,741407
Sri Lanka-1,2161:17,1052,344
United States
100%
9601:377,64310,928
South Africa
100%
1691:322,67817,825
Philippines
99%
 
1511:702,05021,228
Canada
100%
1281:258,8548,850
England
96%
 
981:567,37711,528
India
100%
591:20,591,152482,224
Brazil
100%
231:9,314,615118,042
Scotland
100%
171:314,7274,715
Cayman Islands-151:4,087758
Nicaragua
100%
111:547,1219,117
Guyana
100%
111:69,3875,899
Belize
100%
101:35,4313,151
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
101:136,1428,486
Antigua and Barbuda-91:11,0441,733
United States Virgin Islands-81:13,7181,590
Australia-71:1,951,08917,897
Mexico
100%
61:20,690,73847,722
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
51:22,3162,594
Grenada
100%
51:21,6252,009
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Montserrat-41:1,219202
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
Saint Kitts and Nevis-21:27,4302,159
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018

Ralston (23,369) may also be a surname.

Ralston Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Modern usage name, meaning: On the Pacific coast a name bestowed in honor of William C. Ralston, a generous and progressive citizen, who led in great works but who died cruelly betrayed and traduced.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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