Falston Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Falston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Falston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Falston Last Name Facts

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

Falston is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Falston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Falston are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 40 percent are found, Maryland, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 20 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Falston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Falston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Falston last name fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallston931/
Fallstone8825/
Falstoone880/
Folston86249/
Foulston80523/
Fahlstom803/
Valeston802/
Feleston802/
Foulstone75375/
Fallstam6710/
Falestam673/
Felestan672/
Velestán5324/
Folestam537/
Follstam533/
Velestan531/

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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 Falston
  • 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