Elston Surname
Approximately 12,913 people bear this surname
Elston Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elstan,' an early personal name; compare Dunstan.
Elstan de Bac, temp. Henry II, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Henry Elstan, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameElston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,197 | 1:50,363 | 6,082 |
| England | 2,935 | 1:18,984 | 2,720 |
| Australia | 1,000 | 1:26,996 | 3,670 |
| Canada | 353 | 1:104,378 | 11,269 |
| Mexico | 320 | 1:387,894 | 7,814 |
| South Africa | 266 | 1:203,676 | 21,747 |
| Wales | 179 | 1:17,288 | 1,873 |
| New Zealand | 174 | 1:26,025 | 4,563 |
| Northern Ireland | 163 | 1:11,319 | 1,718 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,432 | 1:17,022 | 2,480 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,494 | 1:33,614 | 4,022 |
Elston (1,472) may also be a first name.
Elston Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elstan,' an early personal name; compare Dunstan.
Elstan de Bac, temp. Henry II, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Henry Elstan, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(a) Local, 'of Elston,' (a) a township in the parish of Preston, Lancashire; (b) a parish in Nottinghamshire.
Ellen Elston, of Ribleton, widdow. 1587: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Anne Elston, of Preston, 1673: ibid.
George Elston, of Lytham, 1662: ibid.
A family of Elstons sprung from Elston in Preston parish has been resident in Heyhouses, Lytham, for several centuries.
Richard Elston, of Heyhouses, Litham, 1633: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1765. Married — William Elston and Christian Harcourt: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 belonging to Elston [the second element is the Old English tún, an estate, farm; for the first see under Elsdon] The Lancashire Elston was Etheliston in A.D. 1297 (Lanc. Inquests, &c.) 2 for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name (a) Ealhstán = Temple Stone or Rock [Old English ealh, a temple + stán] (b) Ælfstán = Elf-Stone [Old English ælf, elf + stán] (c) Ethelstdn or Æthelstán-Noble Stone [Old English æðele, noble + stán] Henry Elstan.—Hundred Rolls
(English) One who came from Elston (the homestead of Ethelsige or Aelfwig or Elias), the name of three manors in England.
Parishes, &c, in cos. Nottingham, Lancaster, &c.
A location name in Devon, Yorkshire.
John Elston was sheriff of Exeter in 1718 (I.). Elson was a common name in Exmouth in the 17th century (Webb), and the name of Elston is yet there.
User-submitted Reference
The name itself is derived from "Elder tree stump" and has been abbreviated over the years. The village of Elstob in the county of Durham is also the site of a Roman Fortress.
- kittyElston Demographics
Average Male Elston Height
177.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Elston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elston (Russian: Эльстон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elston? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elston is the 40,567th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 564,357 people. Elston is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Elston live; 55 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Elston is also the 202,904th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 1,472 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,197 people, or 1 in 50,363. In The United States Elston is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Alabama, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Elston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 840 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Elston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Elston last name are 20.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.98% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Elston earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning 436,703 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.48% more than the national average, earning R 509,688 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,734 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elston in the Russian language | ||
| Эльстон | elston | - |
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