Olston Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Olston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Olston (43) may also be a first name.

Olston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Olston (Russian: Олстон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Olston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Olston live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Olston is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name Olston is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Olston is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, Indiana, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Olston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Olston surname contracted 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Olston last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Olston earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning $35,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Olston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olston in the Russian language
Олстонolston-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olston
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