View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The surname Johston is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Johston is the 1,263,456^th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Johston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Johston reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Johston is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Johston is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Johston occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Johston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Johston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Johston last name contracted 21 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Johston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Johston last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.