Lyston Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Lyston 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 SurnameLyston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
Lyston (99) may also be a first name.
Lyston 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).
A parish in Essex, and Liston Shiels, a district in Edinburghshire.
Lyston Demographics
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Lyston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lyston is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyston? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,263,456th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Lyston is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Lyston are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070th most frequent first name globally, held by 99 people.
Lyston is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 2,552,528. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 33 percent live, Missouri, where 19 percent live and New York, where 16 percent live. Outside of The United States Lyston occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Jamaica, where 8 percent live.
Lyston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lyston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lyston last name grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lyston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Lyston surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lyston surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.
Lyston earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,814 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lystond | 92 | 18 | / |
| Lystton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Layston | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leyston | 92 | 1 | / |
| Loyston | 92 | 0 | / |
| Lydstone | 86 | 18 | / |
| Liston | 83 | 12,523 | / |
| Leston | 83 | 3,444 | / |
| Lystun | 83 | 5 | / |
| Léston | 83 | 1 | / |
| Listone | 77 | 331 | / |
| Leaston | 77 | 69 | / |
| Lestone | 77 | 67 | / |
| Lidston | 77 | 46 | / |
| Lystang | 77 | 36 | / |
| Litston | 77 | 28 | / |
| Listoen | 77 | 19 | / |
| Leiston | 77 | 9 | / |
| Leystan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Leeston | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lesston | 77 | 7 | / |
| Listuon | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lyshtan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Liszton | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luiston | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lystand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lydstom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lydstan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Listomn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hlystun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Listhon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lestoin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Listoon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lisston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laiston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lidstone | 71 | 1,892 | / |
| Leadston | 71 | 81 | / |
| Leishton | 71 | 4 | / |
| Leestone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ledstone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Listan | 67 | 706 | / |
| Lestan | 67 | 206 | / |
| Lystunova | 67 | 171 | / |
| Lexton | 67 | 69 | / |
| Lixton | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lestón | 67 | 41 | / |
| Leadstone | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lezton | 67 | 8 | / |
| Listán | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lystam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lăstun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Listom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Listón | 67 | 2 | / |
| Listonova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Listão | 67 | 1 | / |
| Listoń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Listun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleishton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lizton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lethstone | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lestun | 67 | 0 | / |
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