Allerston Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Allerston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Allerston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2721:204,84617,761
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Canada381:969,62173,252
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Allerston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Allerston occurs most in England. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Allerston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 678,631st most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname Allerston occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Allerston are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 204,846. In England it is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, Merseyside, where 17 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Allerston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Allerston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Allerston surname rose 353 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Allerston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Allerston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.77% more than the national average, earning R 317,892 per year; in United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $61,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gallerston951/
Ellerston8925/
Galerston8911/
Elerston820/
Allerstam7813/
Eilerston787/
Hallerstam747/
Alerstam7113/
Ollerstam6719/
Hällerstam6318/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Allerston
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