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 last name Poulston occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poulston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. Poulston occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Poulston are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 379,034. In England it is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 27 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 11 percent are found. Not including England Poulston is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Poulston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poulston has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Poulston surname increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poulston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poulston last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with 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
  • 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 Poulston
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