Gloston Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

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

Gloston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gloston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Gloston (14) may also be a first name.

Gloston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gloston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gloston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 928,396th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Gloston is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Gloston reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States Gloston is most numerous in: Texas, where 42 percent reside, Louisiana, where 29 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Gloston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gloston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gloston last name rose 2,169 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gloston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gloston surname are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the party.

Gloston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.8% less than the national average, earning $34,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghloston933/
Glostone931/
Glosston931/
Gloton92477/
Glodstone881/
Glaston86113/
Glouton8699/
Glothon868/
Gleston863/
Glotton861/
Gladston80280/
Glastone8016/
Glasston8015/
Gilloton803/
Glesthon801/
Gleeston801/
Glaton7718/
Gladstone758,299/
Guilloton751,532/
Glasstone7533/
Glaastone752/
Glassstone717/
Glauton713/
Gladton712/
Glaxton712/
Glestan711/
Glothan711/
Gladsstone711/
Glotaun711/
Glasdstone711/
Glustun710/
Gladstan6710/
Gleestan675/
Glastane671/
Gladtone671/
Glothann670/
Glachton670/
Gladstun670/

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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 Gloston
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