Durston Surname
Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname
Durston Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Durston (Soms.) = Deór’s Estate [Old English deór, deer, also dear; tún, estate, &c.]
Durston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 903 | 1:61,703 | 7,279 |
| Australia | 483 | 1:55,892 | 6,847 |
| United States | 411 | 1:881,895 | 66,754 |
| Canada | 342 | 1:107,736 | 11,580 |
| Wales | 143 | 1:21,640 | 2,298 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 543 | 1:44,890 | 5,589 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 132 | 1:380,445 | 28,529 |
Durston (20) may also be a first name.
Durston Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Durston (Soms.) = Deór’s Estate [Old English deór, deer, also dear; tún, estate, &c.]
See Thurston. Also a parish co. Somerset.
A location name in Somerset.
The Durstons, who take their name from a parish in the county, are numerous in the Bridgewater district. Amongst the martyrs of the Monmonth rebellion in 1685 were Thomas and William Durston, who were executed at Wells (W.).
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Durston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Durston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Durston is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Durston? popularity and diffusion
It is the 175,797th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,991,603 people. The last name Durston occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Durston reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Durston is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 61,703. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Wiltshire, where 6 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Durston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Durston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 622 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Durston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Durston surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Durston surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.01% registered with the political party.
The amount Durston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning R 266,532 per year; in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% less than the national average, earning $44,766 CAD per year.
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