Doveston Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Doveston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doveston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813

Doveston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doveston has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doveston? popularity and diffusion

Doveston is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Doveston is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Doveston are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England Doveston is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 26 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 23 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Doveston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doveston has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doveston Last Name Statistics demography

Doveston earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 156.9% more than the national average, earning R 610,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doveaston9413/
Doveton93323/
Dovaston88620/
Daveton8011/
Daviston75199/
Devaston7513/
Davaston750/
Dahoueton7110/
Davidston711/
Daviton6734/
Davidstone672/
Daweton670/
Dabestan6315/
Dossouheton634/
Davastan630/
Devasthan591/
Dabiton5322/
Davitan5315/
Davetam535/
Dawiton531/
Davytan531/
Dabistan509/
Davidtom501/
Davidtan501/

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Doveston Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Doveston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis