Rishton Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Rishton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rishton,' an ancient manor in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire For the double prefix Rish and Rush, v. Rishworth.

'Henry, the grandson of Henry de Blackburn, took the name of Rishton, or Rushton, both orthographies being fond in ancient authentic documents': Baines' Lancashire.

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Rishton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:307,83523,246
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Ireland201:235,4479,345
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Rishton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rishton,' an ancient manor in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire For the double prefix Rish and Rush, v. Rishworth.

'Henry, the grandson of Henry de Blackburn, took the name of Rishton, or Rushton, both orthographies being fond in ancient authentic documents': Baines' Lancashire.

1602. James Rishton, of Rishton: Wills at Chester.

— Geoffrey Rishton, of Blackburn: ibid.

1662. Edmund Rushton, of Farnworth: ibid.

1668. Christopher Rishton, of Farnworth: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Rishton (Lancs), 14th cent. Risseton, Risshton = the Farmstead by the Rushes [Old English risc, a rush + tún, a farm, enclosure] Cp. Rushton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rishton Last Name Facts

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

Rishton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rishton? popularity and diffusion

Rishton is the 825,152nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. The surname Rishton is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Rishton are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

Rishton is most widely held in England, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 307,835. In England Rishton is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 49 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Rishton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rishton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rishton surname declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 555 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rishton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rishton last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rishton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 361.36% more than the national average, earning R 1,096,370 per year and in United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rischton937/
Rieshton930/
Raishton930/
Riston92543/
Rihton921/
Rushton8621,133/
Richton8652/
Hriston8611/
Raiston869/
Rishtan865/
Reshton861/
Roiston861/
Ridston860/
Reiston860/
Ristoin860/
Ruiston860/
Rieston860/
Ristone860/
Ristoen860/
Riton831,483/
Rishtonová821/
Reshtoon808/
Russhton804/
Rushston801/
Rushthon801/
Raisthon801/
Ristonne801/
Ridstone800/
Reushton800/
Richthon800/
Ruston774,133/
Reston772,470/
Ruiton77781/
Ritton77295/
Ristan77214/
Raiton77207/
Rioton77125/
Ritond77110/
Ritong7771/
Ristom7748/
Rixton7742/
Ritone7741/
Reiton7736/
Rithon7732/
Ristun7724/
Ryston7713/
Ritoun778/
Ritoon774/
Hriton772/
Rhyton771/
Roiton771/
Rehton770/
Rheton770/
Rieton770/
Ristonova751/
Royston716,302/
Redston71408/
Riotton71165/
Restoin71155/
Hristonova7163/
Rittong7161/
Reaston7149/
Ryshtun7149/
Rechton7143/
Reuston7129/
Raitoon7126/
Restone7124/
Resston7119/
Rustton7117/
Rusthon7114/
Reshtan7114/
Reshtun7114/
Rayston7110/
Roistan7110/
Rithong719/
Ritoine718/
Riothon717/
Ritoune715/
Rheston714/
Ristand714/
Raistan713/
Ruitton713/
Ristant713/
Russton712/
Raithon712/
Raitton711/
Rueston711/
Richtan711/
Raitoun711/
Reitond711/
Roitoon711/
Ryoston711/
Raitong711/
Rhuston710/
Rystoun710/
Reyston710/
Rushtan710/
Richtun710/
Ritan672,283/
Redstone671,182/
Ritthong67906/
Reton67198/
Rheeston67104/
Roithong6791/
Roystone6790/
Ryton6783/
Raithong6760/
Restoint6743/
Ruithong6713/
Reystone6711/
Ritonova6711/
Ritom6711/
Richtand6710/
Ridthong674/
Richtank671/
Rithound671/
Raitoing671/
Raitoong671/
Hrithong671/
Rhoyston670/
Rhystone670/
Roystton670/
Hredston670/

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