Greston Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Greston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Greston (51) may also be a first name.

Greston Last Name Facts

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

Greston is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Greston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Greston reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 45 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Greston exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Greston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Greston last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Greston earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year.

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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 Greston
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