Owston Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Owston Surname Definition:

V. Ouston. Ouston, Leic., is also known as Owston.

Owston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:249,85720,242
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia361:749,88148,970
Wales171:182,03112,022
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Owston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Ouston. Ouston, Leic., is also known as Owston.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Owston Last Name Facts

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

Owston is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Owston.

How Common Is The Last Name Owston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 608,234th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Owston live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 249,857. In England Owston is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 19 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 19 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Owston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Owston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Owston surname rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Owston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Owston are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Owston earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $36,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $57,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howston921/
Howstone860/
Obston835/
Ewston832/
Awston831/
Owstom830/
Hewston77579/
Howstan7738/
Hobston776/
Hawston771/
Ofsthon771/
Hofston771/
Hoffston711/
Abston672,568/
Ofstun6734/
Efston6711/
Avston673/
Ofstan671/
Afston670/
Ofsthun62170/
Hewstan6222/
Gavston624/
Ofstuhn624/
Havston621/
Gufston620/
Habston620/
Hofshtand532/
Abstan503/
Hofstatten501/

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Owston Reference & Research

Owston/Ouston One-Name Study - A one name study that deals with the Owston & Ouston surnames and their history.

Owston / Ouston FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Owston / Ouston FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • 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 Owston
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