Illstone Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Illstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Illstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Illstone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Illstone is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Illstone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Illstone occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Illstone reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is most common in: Warwickshire, where 53 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 24 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England Illstone is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Illstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Illstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Illstone surname expanded 445 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillstone9415/
Illston93309/
Hillestone890/
Hillston8827/
Gillston8812/
Gilstone882/
Ellstone880/
Ilston8644/
Hailstone821,581/
Ellestone823/
Hellstone821/
Hilestone820/
Elstone80780/
Hilston80347/
Gilston80319/
Ellston80239/
Hailstones78352/
Helstone75321/
Elleston75242/
Hailston75180/
Hulstone75101/
Hillstom753/
Aileston751/
Elestone751/
Hoilston751/
Hielston750/
Jileston750/
Gelstone750/
Ecilston750/
Elston7112,913/
Heelstone717/
Hillstand714/
Ecelstone713/
Eylestone710/
Eulestone710/
Ealestone710/
Gelston67794/
Eleston67257/
Helston67243/
Hilstan6727/
Gilstón674/
Easlestone673/
Ellstom672/
Hillestand671/
Ealston670/
Elsston670/
Eulston670/
Elstonn670/

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Illstone Reference & Research

Illston and Variants 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 Illstone
  • 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