Liston Surname

41,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Liston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liston,' a parish in Essex, near Sudbury.

Godfrey de Liston, Essex, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Thomas de Liston, Essex 1273.

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Liston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7441:53,7456,436
Philippines1,1511:87,95715,304
Australia9291:29,0593,926
England8371:66,5697,725
Malawi7841:21,8363,343
Ireland7491:6,287961
Canada2971:124,05912,985
Brazil2161:991,08535,129
Indonesia1821:726,64456,012
Scotland1731:30,9473,160
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Jamaica321:89,6863,941
India311:24,744,045333,161
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Wales131:238,04114,239
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
China61:227,886,92811,701
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5731:7,7311,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2861:13,0881,533
England1861:131,05012,125
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0481:47,9195,478

The alternate forms: Listón (2) & Listoń (1) are calculated separately.

Liston (6,943) may also be a first name.

Liston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Liston,' a parish in Essex, near Sudbury.

Godfrey de Liston, Essex, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Thomas de Liston, Essex 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey de Lyston, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Johannes de Liston, Essex, 31 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

1668. Married — Arthur Martin and Mary Lisston: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the old barony of Liston, now included in the parish of Kirkliston. Roger de Liston witnessed a charter by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews, 1163—85 (RPSA., p. 179), and again, before 1173, he witnessed the gift of the church of Hadintona by the same bishop (ibid., p. 135). About 1260 Robert de Liston was chaplain of William, bishop of St. Andrews (ibid., p. 158), and Symone de Listone of Linlithgowshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 205). Thomas de Lystoune witnessed grant to the Blackfriars' Monastery, Perth, 1334 (Milne, p. 27), John Listone was professor of theology in S. Salvator College, St. Andrews, 1501 (RAA., II, 420), and David Liston was a monk of Neubotle, 1482 (Neubotle, p. 276).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

An Anglo-Norman family in Co. Limerick since the thirteenth century. IF 311*, 314*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Liston (Leofsige’s homestead), in Essex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in Essex, and Liston Shiels, a district in Edinburghshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Essex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Liston Last Name Facts

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

Liston (Bengali: লিস্টন, Marathi: टोन, Russian: Листон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Listón or Listoń. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liston is the 41,681st most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 581,933 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Liston live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,994th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,943 people.

The surname Liston is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,744 people, or 1 in 53,745. In The United States Liston is most frequent in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Liston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liston surname expanded 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 131 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Liston surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Liston last name are 10.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.33% registered with the party.

The amount Liston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 187.07% more than the national average, earning R 682,176 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.64% more than the national average, earning $62,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Listón942/
Listoń941/
Listone92331/
Lidston9246/
Litston9228/
Listoen9219/
Leiston929/
Listuon927/
Liszton923/
Luiston922/
Listomn921/
Listhon921/
Lisston920/
Listoon920/
Laiston920/
Liton9143,210/
Lidstone861,892/
Leishton864/
Leiton8314,854/
Litton837,848/
Laiton837,400/
Leston833,444/
Listan83706/
Litong83581/
Lyston83182/
Litone83102/
Luston8394/
Luiton8364/
Lixton8361/
Listán836/
Loiton835/
Listom833/
Lioton833/
Lieton832/
Litoun831/
Lizton831/
Lithon831/
Listun831/
Léston831/
Listão831/
Listonova802/
Lleishton801/
Lithong771,387/
Hlistun7779/
Leaston7769/
Lestone7767/
Lisztoń7756/
Leithon7729/
Laithon7724/
Laitong7719/
Lystond7718/
Littong7715/
Lichton7713/
Laitohn779/
Leitton778/
Lesston777/
Leeston777/
Leistan773/
Listane772/
Leitone772/
Lushton772/
Leyston771/
Laitton771/
Lithgon771/
Lithton771/
Lidtone771/
Lestoin771/
Leitong771/
Layston771/
Litoing771/
Litoune771/
Llaiton771/
Luuston771/
Leitonė771/
Laitone771/
Laitoun771/
Listang771/
Loitong771/
Loitoon771/
Lystton771/
Loyston770/
Lidstom770/
Lidstan770/
Littoin770/
Leton733,345/
Lyton733,169/
Litan731,659/
Litom7362/
Léton732/
Litão731/
Laithong712,092/
Loithong71986/
Luithong71141/
Litonova71110/
Leadston7181/
Listahan7165/
Lydstone7118/
Leggiton7116/
Litthong7110/
Leithton719/
Litochin711/
Leitheon711/
Leichton711/
Leestone711/
Loitoong711/
Ledstone710/
Leithgon710/
Layton6737,997/
Leyton6731,103/
Lytton672,064/
Laitan671,196/
Litang671,110/
Leaton67831/
Lustan67802/
Letton67653/
Leitan67536/
Letong67309/
Luyton67250/
Luitan67239/
Leeton67217/
Lestan67206/
Litane67138/
Listam67129/
Listunova67105/
Lethon6770/
Lexton6769/
Lestón6741/
Lehton6731/
Letont6731/
Lithan6731/
Liotan6725/
Littan6724/
Letone6723/
Leitón6721/
Leadstone6719/
Litant6719/
Loitan6717/
Lietan6714/
Listanova6710/
Leitom6710/
Lezton678/
Letoin675/
Lystun675/
Loyton674/
Lăstun674/
Leuton673/
Lython673/
Hlyton673/
Letoon673/
Listum673/
Leitòn672/
Hlaithong672/
Luzton671/
Letonn671/
Laitão671/
Laitón671/
Lustoń671/
Lušton671/
Laitán671/
Lajton671/
Lixtan671/
Littom671/
Lhaithong671/
Lestun670/
Lethstone670/
Ledton670/

Liston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liston in the Bengali language
লিস্টনlistana-
Liston in the Marathi language
टोनtona-
Liston in the Russian language
Листонliston-

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