Firestone Surname

72,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Firestone Surname Definition:

(from a place name) or (from an ancestor's occupation) At the border between Galicia and the Czechoslovakian province of Zips is a mountain called Fuzko, which in German is called Feuerstein. This mountain is a well-known landmark, visible on both sides of the border.

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Firestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3931:56,6966,753
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Australia861:313,90427,145
Liberia291:152,01810,911
England271:2,063,63279,942
Israel101:855,76354,181
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6701:74,9537,993

Firestone (50) may also be a first name.

Firestone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) or (from an ancestor's occupation) At the border between Galicia and the Czechoslovakian province of Zips is a mountain called Fuzko, which in German is called Feuerstein. This mountain is a well-known landmark, visible on both sides of the border.

Many Jews in the area took its name as their family name. Feuerstein is also the German word for “flint,” and before the invention of modem matches flint-making was an important Jewish industry in central Europe. Some Feuersteins may have originated as occupational names. Firestone is, of course, the English translation.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Firestone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firestone is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Firestone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firestone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Firestone is the 72,523rd most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,072,013 people. The last name Firestone is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Firestone live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,393 people, or 1 in 56,696. In The United States Firestone is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Firestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Firestone has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Firestone last name expanded 954 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 386 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firestone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Firestone surname are 13.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Firestone earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.13% more than the national average, earning $72,103 CAD per year.

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