Postans Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Postans Surname Definition:

Dweller at (apparently) the Posterns [O. French posterne (French pôterne) for posterle, Latin posterula, a secret or private way, a back-door]

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Postans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:189,51716,830
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Wales451:68,7676,014
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Postans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller at (apparently) the Posterns [O. French posterne (French pôterne) for posterle, Latin posterula, a secret or private way, a back-door]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Postern. Geoffry de Posterna, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

I've been told that Postance came from Postans, which came from Posterns.

The Postern is the side gate to a castle (see Wikipedia).

Therefore, it's believed that we were the keepers of the Postern gate.

- neilpostance

Postans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Postans is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Postans? popularity and diffusion

The surname Postans is the 558,412th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Postans live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Postans is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 189,517. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Worcestershire, where 19 percent are found, West Midlands, where 15 percent are found and Herefordshire, where 12 percent are found. Besides England Postans exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Postans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Postans has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Postans surname expanded 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Postans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Postans last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Postans earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.76% less than the national average, earning R 174,036 per year; in United States they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $51,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $45,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postains934/
Potans927/
Postons8636/
Potanse8615/
Pestans861/
Poitans860/
Postance80212/
Poitgans801/
Potons773/
Potance7133/
Pathans7122/
Photons714/
Patains711/
Pastons711/
Postoms710/
Pasteyns6720/
Poutance675/
Potamshe675/
Patons622/
Patanje578/
Pattams571/
Patoins571/
Pattons570/
Patamshe531/

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