Colston Surname

73,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Colston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Colston,' a parish in Nottinghamshire The surname early crept into Yorkshire, (a) 'of Coulston,' a parish in Wiltshire, eight miles from Devizes. Edward Colston, merchant and philanthropist, was born at Bristol, 1636 (Dictionary of National Biography xi.

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Colston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5291:65,5567,652
England6741:82,6689,124
Scotland1731:30,9473,160
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Wales921:33,6363,370
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
France51:13,284,544357,392
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4041:60,3357,064
Scotland1221:30,6822,598
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8681:57,8566,427

Colston (231) may also be a first name.

Colston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Colston,' a parish in Nottinghamshire The surname early crept into Yorkshire, (a) 'of Coulston,' a parish in Wiltshire, eight miles from Devizes. Edward Colston, merchant and philanthropist, was born at Bristol, 1636 (Dictionary of National Biography xi. 406). The surname, with variants, still exists in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset.

John de Colston, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William Colstan, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes Colstane, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1575. William Starte and Judith Coldestone: Marriage Lic. (London).

1797. Married — Thomas Colston and Susannah Bowra: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local. There is Colston near Bishopriggs, Lanarkshire, and Colstoun in East Lothian. Colstane in Aberdeenshire in local speech is a contraction of Codilstan (in Logie-Codilstane) now Logie-Coldstone. The surname rarely appears in record. Robert Colston, a Scotsma , had a safe conduct in England, 1465 (Bain, IV, 1353). James Colston was an Edinburgh magistrate and local historian. Colstine 1731.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Colston = Col’s Estate or Farmstead [v. under Cole (English), and + Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Notts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Colston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colston is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Colston.

How Common Is The Last Name Colston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,281st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,084,295 people. The surname Colston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Colston reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 590,311th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 231 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,529 people, or 1 in 65,556. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Colston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colston surname grew 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colston Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Colston are 11.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.66% registered with the party.

The amount Colston earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $36,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.79% less than the national average, earning $40,348 CAD per year.

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