Fulston Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fulston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fulston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:144,6988,671
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fulston Last Name Facts

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

Fulston has its highest incidence in Scotland. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fulston.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Fulston are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Fulston is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 144,698. In Scotland it is most common in: South Lanarkshire, where 76 percent are found, Fife, where 11 percent are found and North Lanarkshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside Scotland Fulston occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Fulston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fulston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fulston surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fulston surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fulston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning $34,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foulston93523/
Fullston93161/
Fulstone9389/
Fuleston9315/
Foulstone88375/
Fullstone8860/
Folston86249/
Fulstom861/
Fulstan861/
Fileston800/
Vulstan716/
Foelstan670/
Phileston6310/

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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 Fulston
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