Moston Surname

564,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Moston Surname Definition:

(Welsh) One who came from Mostyn (field fortress), in Wales.

Moston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:171,96915,774
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Australia411:658,43245,385
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3071:79,3998,564
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Mostoń (1) are calculated separately.

Moston (313) may also be a first name.

Moston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh) One who came from Mostyn (field fortress), in Wales.

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

Moston Last Name Facts

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

Moston (Russian: Мостон) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mostoń. Click here for other possible spellings of Moston.

How Common Is The Last Name Moston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moston is the 564,325th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. Moston occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Moston reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. Moston is also the 496,565th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 313 people.

The surname Moston is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 171,969. In England Moston is most common in: Staffordshire, where 25 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live and Cheshire, where 16 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Moston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moston last name are 18.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Moston earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.05% less than the national average, earning $41,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostoń941/
Moyston92295/
Mostone9233/
Mosston9211/
Mostoyn925/
Mouston921/
Moeston921/
Moiston920/
Moton914,890/
Mouton8338,531/
Maston834,216/
Muston831,539/
Meston831,499/
Motton831,362/
Motong831,110/
Motone83835/
Moiton8368/
Mothon8339/
Mostan8327/
Mostun8316/
Moyton8315/
Mooton835/
Motonk832/
Moxton831/
Motoin831/
Motoun831/
Motuon831/
Motoon831/
Mmotong772,673/
Mothong771,713/
Mustone77517/
Mouthon77380/
Mastone77290/
Moutton77125/
Motoung7782/
Mostaan7773/
Moutong7754/
Moutoun7743/
Mothone7742/
Moustan7726/
Mohtoin7720/
Mauston7720/
Mastoon7720/
Mootong7717/
Maszton7715/
Mottong7714/
Mastoin7710/
Motthon7710/
Mastong777/
Mohtoun776/
Motosin775/
Motonne774/
Motoine774/
Masston773/
Maeston772/
Moutoon772/
Mustoun772/
Modtong772/
Mohtong772/
Matston771/
Mosthan771/
Mottohn771/
Mochton771/
Motuone771/
Motounn771/
Moutone771/
Moutonn771/
Mostune771/
Mostang771/
Mostaun771/
Mmouton771/
Mustong771/
Mmotone771/
Mottoon770/
Maxston770/
Mastton770/
Mazston770/
Maton736,649/
Motan732,119/
Motom73267/
Motoń732/
Máton731/
Modthong71226/
Motthong71198/
Moothong7194/
Motonova7150/
Mohthong7137/
Masthong7118/
Motoshyn7115/
Mastoong715/
Moustaan714/
Mostasin714/
Moustane713/
Mustosin712/
Mouthong712/
Matstone711/
Moithong711/
Mothoung711/
Mottonne711/
Motongue711/
Mouthone711/
Moutoine711/
Moutonne711/
Moustoum711/
Mostatin711/
D'Mouton711/
Mottoung711/
Mmotoung711/
Mosthaan711/
Mouttong711/
Moudtong711/
Mhootong711/
Mhothong711/
Masstone710/
Mastan6711,247/
Mathon675,741/
Matton674,524/
Mottan673,105/
Mestan672,888/
Matong672,392/
Matone671,720/
Mustan671,362/
Maxton67986/
Motang67984/
Motoum67541/
Motane67353/
Mustun67187/
Mauton67185/
Mootan67175/
Mothan67115/
Mahton6793/
Mastun6786/
Madton6772/
Matoon6764/
Matoun6764/
Moutan6758/
Motaan6745/
Matoin6726/
Matond6726/
Mastonova6718/
Mothoteng6717/
Motuom6716/
Mottom6715/
Mostanova6713/
Mohtan6711/
Moutom6710/
Motaun6710/
Moitom679/
Mastom679/
Motgan678/
Moudthong678/
Hmodthong675/
Mostam674/
Muotan674/
Moodthong674/
Moytonova673/
Maaton673/
Motand672/
Matosn672/
Matont672/
Mousstane672/
Mothom671/
Mhaton671/
Mustonova671/
Meuton671/
Matgon671/
Moutón671/
Mousstaan671/
Moustaane671/
Moustaïne671/
Motant671/
Muxton671/
Moitão671/
Moitan671/
Moutougne671/
Moutthong671/
Mustom671/
Modtan671/

Moston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moston in the Russian language
Мостонmoston-

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