Golston Surname

225,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname

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

Golston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7851:203,05819,948
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

Golston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golston is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Golston.

How Common Is The Last Name Golston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Golston is the 225,517th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Golston live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,785 people, or 1 in 203,058. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Alabama, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Golston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Golston has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 884 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golston surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Golston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.19% less than the national average, earning $34,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,688 CAD per year.

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Golston Reference & Research

Golson Gholson Gholston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Golston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis