Foston Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Foston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6051:599,10648,792
England3311:168,33315,551
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Foston (56) may also be a first name.

Foston Last Name Facts

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

Foston is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Foston.

How Common Is The Last Name Foston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 342,056th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Foston are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Foston is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 56 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 605 people, or 1 in 599,106. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 30 percent reside, Texas, where 17 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Foston occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Foston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Foston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,361 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 338 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Foston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Foston are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foyston92151/
Fouston928/
Fosston921/
Fostonn920/
Fooston920/
Foton9163/
Feston832,671/
Foxton831,591/
Fuston83917/
Faston83517/
Fostun8356/
Fostan8341/
Fotone835/
Voston834/
Fouton834/
Fotong834/
Foiton833/
Fotton832/
Fuoton832/
Fostom831/
Foyton830/
Foytong77341/
Feuston7753/
Foitong7731/
Fastone7710/
Fauston778/
Fostant776/
Foutong775/
Fotoune774/
Foutoun774/
Fothong772/
Fostand772/
Fottong771/
Foutoin771/
Voyston771/
Fuuston770/
Fostune770/
Faton733,098/
Fotan73135/
Fotom7321/
Voton736/
Foithong712,778/
Foythong71931/
Fotonova715/
Foothong712/
Fhoitong712/
Fouthong711/
Fostatyn711/
Fhoytong711/
Foithonh711/
Fotosink711/
Photon672,845/
Fatone671,850/
Fatton67497/
Fotang67295/
Fhoithong67102/
Veston67100/
Voyton6787/
Voiton6777/
Faxton6754/
Fatoon6748/
Fathon6745/
Vouton6732/
Vostan6718/
Fotane6717/
Festan6712/
Foutan6711/
Vaston6710/
Fojtán679/
Fotanh677/
Fatoun676/
Vhoton674/
Foľtán674/
Fatong673/
Fastan673/
Fastun673/
Votton673/
Fustan672/
Fauton672/
Foitthong672/
Fhoythong672/
Foytan671/
Fustom671/
Foľtan671/
Footan671/
Feuton670/
Foxtan670/
Fouchtone670/
Fatont670/
Fottan670/
Fastom670/
Fotand670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foston
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