Charleston Surname

72,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Charleston Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Charlton (village of the free peasants), the name of many places in England.

Charleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1271:87,8269,907
Haiti1,1391:9,3801,014
Australia4201:64,2757,702
England3981:139,99513,620
Scotland1421:37,7033,617
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Canada661:558,26746,632
France661:1,006,405112,047
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Wales411:75,4766,450
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Liberia341:129,6639,726
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Scotland791:47,3823,344
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

Charleston (2,551) may also be a first name.

Charleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Charlton (village of the free peasants), the name of many places in England.

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

Charleston Last Name Facts

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

Charleston is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Charleston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Charleston is the 72,483rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,071,383 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Charleston are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Charleston is also the 145,878th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,551 people.

The surname Charleston is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,127 people, or 1 in 87,826. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 8 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Charleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Charleston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Charleston last name rose 1,156 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Charleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Charleston surname are 3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Charleston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 218.83% more than the national average, earning R 757,668 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning $44,822 CAD per year.

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