Poston Surname
Approximately 14,550 people bear this surname
Poston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,922 | 1:26,035 | 3,273 |
| England | 398 | 1:139,995 | 13,620 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 168 | 1:145,091 | 12,945 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,557 | 1:32,253 | 3,881 |
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.
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.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsPoston Demographics
Average Male Poston Height
176.8 cm
Average Female Poston Height
164.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Poston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poston Come From? nationality or country of origin
Poston (Russian: Постон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Poston? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,258th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 500,862 people. The last name Poston occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Poston live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Poston is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 53 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 13,922 people, or 1 in 26,035. In The United States Poston is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Poston exists in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.
Poston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Poston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poston last name expanded 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Poston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Poston surname is primarily Anglican (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Poston are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.18% registered to vote for 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
Poston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Poston in the Russian language | ||
| Постон | poston | - |
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