Coulston Surname

150,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Coulston 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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Coulston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2101:299,55327,650
Australia1,0611:25,4443,461
England4181:133,29713,123
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Wales71:442,07621,198
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2971:82,0728,765
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Coulston 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)

A parish in co. Notts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coulston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coulston is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coulston is the 150,861st most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,494,880 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Coulston reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,210 people, or 1 in 299,553. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Tennessee, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 36 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Coulston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coulston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coulston surname expanded 903 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coulston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coulston surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coulston earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,630 CAD per year.

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