Poston Surname

36,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,550 people bear this surname

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

Poston Surname Definition:

A location name in Herefordshire, Salop.

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Poston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,9221:26,0353,273
England3981:139,99513,620
Wales551:56,2645,128
Canada541:682,32655,162
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Israel111:777,96750,646
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Wales161:98,0264,293
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5571:32,2533,881

Poston (53) may also be a first name.

Poston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Herefordshire, Salop.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Poston surname originates from a location in Shropshire, England. It is listed in the Domesday book, as Possa's Thorne. Possa is presumably a Saxon first name. Possa's Thorne became Poston and Postern over time.

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Poston Last Name Facts

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

Poston (Russian: Постон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poston is the 36,258th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 500,862 people. Poston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Poston reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most common given name internationally, borne by 53 people.

Poston is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 13,922 people, or 1 in 26,035. In The United States Poston is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Wales, where 0 percent live.

Poston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Poston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Poston last name rose 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Poston last name is primarily Anglican (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Poston last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Poston earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.18% more than the national average, earning $61,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Postone9211/
Poiston922/
Posston921/
Poeston921/
Potston921/
Postong921/
Pouston920/
Poton91605/
Photon832,845/
Potton83952/
Postan83812/
Potong83759/
Paston83438/
Poxton83326/
Poyton83242/
Pouton83193/
Peston83138/
Pooton8349/
Puston8328/
Postom8320/
Pothon8319/
Potone8317/
Poiton839/
Postão832/
Potoon832/
Potoin831/
Potond831/
Puoton831/
Postonova808/
Pothong771,940/
Photong771,345/
Patston77273/
Poutong77143/
Pootong77132/
Paxston7747/
Potonne7738/
Pothuon7732/
Pashton7730/
Phothon7727/
Pottong7720/
Potocin7713/
Pastone7713/
Pheston7711/
Poutoun7711/
Postang7710/
Pootoon778/
Poistan778/
Pohtong778/
Poothon777/
Poshtan776/
Potoine773/
Potosen772/
Potosin772/
Photoon772/
Pottone771/
Pasxton771/
Pushton771/
Puszton771/
Poutone771/
Phaston771/
Phoiton771/
Pastont771/
Photton771/
Postane771/
Postant771/
Poutonh771/
Poytong771/
Pouthon771/
Potohyn771/
Potoung771/
Phooton771/
Pestoon771/
Podtong771/
Poohton771/
Pastgon771/
Peuston770/
Pauston770/
Poutton770/
Passton770/
Paeston770/
Paton7335,265/
Potom731,288/
Potan73632/
Potoń731/
Phothong713,417/
Photthon71678/
Poothong71405/
Pustotin71238/
Patstone71187/
Pashtoon71170/
Pustotyn7133/
Phootong7124/
Potonova7122/
Phoitong7120/
Poithong7113/
Pohthong7113/
Postangk719/
Phoothon717/
Poythong716/
Pottosin715/
Phoytong715/
Potochin714/
Poodtong714/
Phoutong714/
Potoshyn714/
Pouthong714/
Pashtoun713/
Poutoung712/
Potthong712/
Poisxtan711/
Pushtoon711/
Postahan711/
Postatin711/
Pothtong711/
Phothone711/
Phothonh711/
Photoing711/
Photoung711/
Poottong711/
Patton67101,599/
Photthong6724,760/
Paxton6724,131/
Poxtan671,924/
Patond671,382/
Patong671,186/
Potane67893/
Pothan67745/
Poitan67590/
Potang67327/
Patone67290/
Pathon67173/
Pustan67171/
Phoothong67111/
Pastan67105/
Photan6749/
Phaton6734/
Pestan6732/
Postum6729/
Patoon6729/
Pauton6725/
Pottan6724/
Phouthong6724/
Postanova6722/
Phouthone6719/
Pustochin6715/
Postam6714/
Pastun6712/
Pootan677/
Potand676/
Phoythong676/
Potgan675/
Poytan675/
Patoun675/
Pootthong675/
Pazton672/
Potann672/
Poutan672/
Poitán672/
Phoottong672/
Phoithong672/
Puxton671/
Pestán671/
Postunova671/
Potank671/
Potochink671/
Pottom671/
Patoin671/
Patotn671/
Pastom671/
Pastoń671/
Paaton671/
Photom671/
Potosingh671/
Potoum671/
Potánc671/
Potâng671/
Poutom671/
Poutón671/
Potanh671/
Phodthong671/
Poohthong671/
Pastthong671/
Peuton670/
Padton670/
Pothom670/
Patont670/

Poston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poston in the Russian language
Постонposton-

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