Poulston Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Poulston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poulston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:379,03426,619
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Poulston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poulston is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poulston is the 1,006,539th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. Poulston is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Poulston reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 379,034. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 27 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Poulston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poulston has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poulston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poulston are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Poulston earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning $55,849 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polston933,950/
Pulston930/
Puleston88393/
Puelston8846/
Poleston8839/
Paulston8830/
Pollston880/
Polstone880/
Pauleston8248/
Polleston821/
Powelston820/
Pulleston820/
Polstan807/
Palston805/
Polstom801/
Polestan754/
Paelston751/
Paleston751/
Palstone750/
Polestant7170/
Polstam6735/
Paulestant675/
Palxton671/
Palstan670/
Palestan631/
Palstam5312/

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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
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  • 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 Poulston
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