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 last name Golston occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 225,517th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,044,143 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Golston are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Golston is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,785 people, or 1 in 203,058. In The United States Golston is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Alabama, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Golston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Golston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Golston 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 holding the Golston last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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

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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
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