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Where Does The Last Name Johston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Johston has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Johston is the 1,263,456^th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Johston are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Johston is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Johston is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Johston occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent are found and Scotland, where 5 percent are found.

Johston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Johston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Johston surname declined 21 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Johston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Johston last name is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Johston surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Johston earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.52% less than the national average, earning $28,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $47,238 CAD per year.