Liston Surname
Approximately 12,523 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameListon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,744 | 1:53,745 | 6,436 |
| Philippines | 1,151 | 1:87,957 | 15,304 |
| Australia | 929 | 1:29,059 | 3,926 |
| England | 837 | 1:66,569 | 7,725 |
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| Ireland | 749 | 1:6,287 | 961 |
| Canada | 297 | 1:124,059 | 12,985 |
| Brazil | 216 | 1:991,085 | 35,129 |
| Indonesia | 182 | 1:726,644 | 56,012 |
| Scotland | 173 | 1:30,947 | 3,160 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Jamaica | 32 | 1:89,686 | 3,941 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 573 | 1:7,731 | 1,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 286 | 1:13,088 | 1,533 |
| England | 186 | 1:131,050 | 12,125 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,048 | 1:47,919 | 5,478 |
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.
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).
An Anglo-Norman family in Co. Limerick since the thirteenth century. IF 311*, 314*
(English) One who came from Liston (Leofsige’s homestead), in Essex.
A parish in Essex, and Liston Shiels, a district in Edinburghshire.
A location name in Essex.
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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
Liston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liston in the Bengali language | ||
| লিস্টন | listana | - |
| Liston in the Marathi language | ||
| टोन | tona | - |
| Liston in the Russian language | ||
| Листон | liston | - |
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