Puleston Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Puleston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Puleston'; v. Pilson. Perhaps the following represents the place:

Roger de Pynelesdon, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Puleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:222,87218,741
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Australia271:999,84158,390
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales111:281,32115,850
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Puleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Puleston'; v. Pilson. Perhaps the following represents the place:

Roger de Pynelesdon, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) There is no trace of a local name Puleston, which is prob. rather a contracted form of the Herefordshire place-name Puddlestone than a corrupt form of *Paulestun.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Herefordshire.

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

Puleston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puleston occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Puleston.

How Common Is The Last Name Puleston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 735,823rd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Puleston are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 222,872. In England Puleston is most numerous in: Devon, where 25 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Other than England it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Puleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puleston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Puleston last name rose 342 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Puleston last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered with the party.

The amount Puleston earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.08% more than the national average, earning $63,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning $44,750 CAD per year.

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