Dalston Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dalston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dalston,' a parish in Cumberland, four miles and a half from Carlisle.

(Homines) de Daleston, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1725.

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Dalston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England411:1,358,97760,528
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Dalston (68) may also be a first name.

Dalston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dalston,' a parish in Cumberland, four miles and a half from Carlisle.

(Homines) de Daleston, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1725. Married — Isaac Dalston and Ann Berwick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Dalston = DÆgel’s Estate [Old English tún, estate, farm, &c. The Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dægel is from Old English dæg = day, with the diminutive or formerly suff. -el: cp. Dagg. The same pers. name occurs in the place-name Daylesford (Anglo-Saxon charter-form, Dæglesford] There is, however, some reason for believing that the second element of the Cumberland Dalston should be -stone— Old English stán, a stone, rock, or stone castle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ranulph de Meschines, earl of Chester, temp. Will. Conq., gave Dalston in Cumberland to Robert, second brother of Hubert de Vaux, who derived his name from that manor, and founded the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Vaux, named from Dalston, Cumberland. Ranulph Meschin, t. William the Conqueror, granted the barony of Dalston, Cumberland, to Robert, brother of Hubert and Ranulph de Vaux (Nicholson and Burns, Cumberland, 316). All his descendants bore the name of Dalston, and for arms three daws or daws’ heads. De Vaux came from Normandy. See Vaux.

The Norman People (1874)

Dalston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dalston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Dalston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dalston reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dalston is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 68 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 63 percent live, Virginia, where 17 percent live and Oklahoma, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Dalston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dalston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dalston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dalston surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dalston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning $40,537 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahlston935/
Dalstone932/
Daulston930/
Dalleston880/
Dalstonne880/
Dolston866/
Deleston80181/
Dahlstom807/
Dholston801/
Dalestan801/
Doleston800/
Dalstam7115/
Dolstom711/
Delestan6796/
Dahlstam675/
Dolestan671/

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