Durston Surname

175,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Durston Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Durston (Soms.) = Deór’s Estate [Old English deór, deer, also dear; tún, estate, &c.]

Durston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9031:61,7037,279
Australia4831:55,8926,847
United States4111:881,89566,754
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Wales1431:21,6402,298
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5431:44,8905,589
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Thurston. Also a parish co. Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

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

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.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durstone931/
Durstin8661/
Dreston8616/
Dursten864/
Durstan863/
Dorston863/
Druston863/
Droston862/
Draston861/
Turston861/
Driston861/
Darston860/
Derston860/
Durstine80132/
Doreston8050/
Durstein8030/
Duersten8013/
Dearston8013/
Doriston804/
Dourstan803/
Deriston803/
Durstyan803/
Dareston802/
Derstone801/
Drayston801/
Tuurston801/
Tyurston801/
Doraston801/
Drystone801/
Durstane800/
Durstene800/
Turiston800/
Darstona800/
Dearstone7587/
Durrstein7541/
Duerstein7523/
Duerstine7517/
Darasaton756/
Durosodun755/
Derriston751/
Durrstain751/
Durstijne751/
Duarstino751/
Deuristan751/
Daurestan751/
Darioston751/
Daure Stoney748/
Drosten71648/
Treston71616/
Dorsten71533/
Triston71106/
Dyrsten7150/
Dersten7142/
Duerrstein7131/
Truston7122/
Dresdon7122/
Drisdon7114/
Dirsten7113/
Drysten7111/
Dorstyn719/
Traston718/
Derstin717/
Tursten716/
Darsten715/
Dieuristin714/
Terston713/
Drostin713/
Drestin712/
Dursden711/
Durrestein711/
Troston711/
Dorstan710/
Tirston710/
Drostan710/
Duerrstine710/
Dristin710/
Drestan710/
Torston710/
Drastun710/
Darstin710/
Drysdon710/
Derstine671,261/
Deristin67368/
Dorestan67250/
Derstein67144/
Darstein67131/
Dorestin67127/
Dirstine6772/
Dorstijn6754/
Driesten6753/
Dirstein6751/
Dorastin6742/
Doristin6730/
Tristoni6726/
Doristan6723/
Dorsteen6721/
Deristan6721/
Tearston6712/
Dorostan6711/
Tristaon678/
Darestan677/
Durçetin677/
Dorstein676/
Drijsten676/
Dristina674/
Dorsetan674/
Tristone673/
Trustone672/
Treeston672/
Darastan672/
Dierstan671/
Dira-Easton671/
Dersiten671/
Daristin671/
Drastuna671/
Doresten671/
Dorstine671/
Druesdon671/
Trayston671/
Turistin671/
Darstany671/
Darystne671/
D'Risdon671/
Derstyan671/
Deristen671/
Drustini671/
Dreisten671/
Dristani671/
Dristene671/
Tristona671/
Derostin671/
Daristan671/
Tariston670/
Dorset-Owen670/
D Risdon670/
Dirstene670/
Dearstin670/
Traiston670/
Dristine670/
Derstien670/
Truiston670/
Trueston670/
Darstyne670/
Dierstaan637/

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