Prestons Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Prestons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prestons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Prestons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prestons is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prestons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prestons is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Prestons are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Prestons is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Prestons is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 29 percent reside and Connecticut, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.

Prestons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prestons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prestons surname increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prestons Last Name Statistics demography

Prestons earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.76% more than the national average, earning $79,292 USD per year.

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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 Prestons
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