Ourston Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ourston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ourston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ourston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ourston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ourston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ourston is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Ourston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ourston are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Ourston is most prevalent in: California, where 85 percent reside and Texas, where 15 percent reside.

Ourston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ourston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ourston last name rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ourston Last Name Statistics demography

Ourston earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.73% more than the national average, earning $75,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hourston93454/
Orston925/
Urston922/
Hourstone880/
Hurston861,075/
Horston8629/
Eurston861/
Gurston861/
Gorston861/
Urstone860/
Aurston860/
Orrston860/
Hoerston803/
Haurston801/
Hurstton801/
Huirston801/
Heurston800/
Orstan7710/
Arston779/
Howerston753/
Urstonova752/
Harston711,524/
Garston71207/
Ierston71110/
Gorstan7121/
Airston7112/
Arstone716/
Earston712/
Arstong711/
Arstoon711/
Arstton710/
Hurcton710/
Hurstun710/
Huggerston710/
Hairston6719,019/
Airstone6749/
Harstone6749/
Harrston6735/
Heirston6727/
Arsthong674/
Hatrston672/
Hearston672/
Ajirston671/
Harstong671/
Gaerston671/
Horstann671/
Ursztann671/
Gairston670/
Harshton670/
Harsthon670/

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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 Ourston
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