Where Does The Last Name Alston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Alston (Marathi: सटोन) is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 12,977^th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 168,588 people. The surname Alston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Alston reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Alston is also the 129,475^th most common given name worldwide, held by 3,100 people.

Alston is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 38,658 people, or 1 in 9,376. In The United States Alston is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 20 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Alston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Alston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Alston last name grew 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 971 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 213 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Alston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alston surname are 15.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.42% more than the national average, earning R 359,820 per year; in United States they earn 13.72% less than the national average, earning $37,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.