Fowlston Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fowlston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowlston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Fowlston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowlston occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fowlston.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowlston? popularity and diffusion

Fowlston is the 1,140,742nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Fowlston live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Fowlston is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 5 percent are found and Tennessee, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Fowlston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fowlston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fowlston last name grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowlston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fowlston surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fowlston earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $42,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $49,655 CAD per year.

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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 Fowlston
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