Girston Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Girston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Girston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girston is found most frequently in El Salvador. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girston? popularity and diffusion

Girston is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Girston live; 33 percent live in Central America and 33 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most widely held in El Salvador, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 6,343,888. Outside of El Salvador this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Girston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Girston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Girston surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gierston931/
Gairston930/
Girstun86139/
Ierston86110/
Gerston8695/
Hirston8614/
Airston8612/
Gurston861/
Hairston8019,019/
Airstone8049/
Heirston8027/
Gierstun8019/
Geerston802/
Huirston801/
Gershton801/
Gerstong800/
Guerston800/
Cairston800/
Chirston800/
Erston7711/
Hairstone7522/
Hairrston754/
Jhairston753/
Haairston751/
Yorston711,410/
Herston71344/
Gerstan714/
Earston712/
Serston711/
Eurston711/
Erstone710/
Cirstan710/
Yrstone710/
Gerstung67863/
Searston67307/
Gershtun6719/
Herstone6717/
Yorstoun677/
Gerstand676/
Chirstan674/
Hairstom673/
Hearston672/
Cherston672/
Hairstan672/
Gersteun671/
Hirstand670/
Heurston670/

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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 Girston
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