Riston Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Riston Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Riston (Yorks: Domesday Ristun, Ristune; Norfolk: 13th cent. Riston) = the Brushwood-Enclosure; Bush-Farm [ Old English hrís ( = Old Norse hrís), brushwood + tún, enclosure, farm] Cp. Reston.

Riston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:998,50973,813
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Riston (2,555) may also be a first name.

Riston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Riston (Yorks: Domesday Ristun, Ristune; Norfolk: 13th cent. Riston) = the Brushwood-Enclosure; Bush-Farm [ Old English hrís ( = Old Norse hrís), brushwood + tún, enclosure, farm] Cp. Reston.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Riston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riston (Russian: Ристон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Riston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riston? popularity and diffusion

Riston is the 578,557th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Riston reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 145,755th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 2,555 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 998,509. In The United States Riston is most frequent in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Riston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Riston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riston last name grew 316 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riston last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.

Riston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $37,507 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rishton92336/
Hriston9211/
Raiston929/
Roiston921/
Ridston920/
Reiston920/
Ristoin920/
Ruiston920/
Rieston920/
Ristone920/
Ristoen920/
Riton911,483/
Rischton867/
Raisthon861/
Ristonne861/
Ridstone860/
Rieshton860/
Raishton860/
Ruston834,133/
Reston832,470/
Ruiton83781/
Ritton83295/
Ristan83214/
Raiton83207/
Rioton83125/
Ritond83110/
Ritong8371/
Ristom8348/
Rixton8342/
Ritone8341/
Reiton8336/
Rithon8332/
Ristun8324/
Ryston8313/
Ritoun838/
Ritoon834/
Hriton832/
Rihton831/
Roiton831/
Rieton830/
Ristonova801/
Rushton7721,133/
Royston776,302/
Redston77408/
Riotton77165/
Restoin77155/
Rittong7761/
Richton7752/
Reaston7749/
Reuston7729/
Raitoon7726/
Restone7724/
Resston7719/
Rustton7717/
Rusthon7714/
Rayston7710/
Roistan7710/
Rithong779/
Ritoine778/
Riothon777/
Ritoune775/
Rishtan775/
Rheston774/
Ristand774/
Raistan773/
Ruitton773/
Ristant773/
Russton772/
Raithon772/
Raitton771/
Rueston771/
Reshton771/
Raitoun771/
Reitond771/
Roitoon771/
Ryoston771/
Raitong771/
Rhuston770/
Rystoun770/
Reyston770/
Hristonova7563/
Rishtonová751/
Ritan732,283/
Reton73198/
Ryton7383/
Ritom7311/
Redstone711,182/
Ritthong71906/
Rheeston71104/
Roithong7191/
Roystone7190/
Raithong7160/
Restoint7143/
Ruithong7113/
Reystone7111/
Ritonova7111/
Reshtoon718/
Russhton714/
Ridthong714/
Rushston711/
Rushthon711/
Rithound711/
Raitoing711/
Raitoong711/
Hrithong711/
Rhoyston710/
Rhystone710/
Reushton710/
Roystton710/
Hredston710/
Richthon710/
Reitan673,030/
Rustan672,207/
Restan671,056/
Rayton671,048/
Restom67362/
Ristam67313/
Ruitan67297/
Rixtun67277/
Retton6796/
Retone6782/
Reyton6761/
Raitan6758/
Ritang6744/
Rexton6739/
Ristum6736/
Retong6733/
Ristanova6727/
Rystan6724/
Rajton6721/
Retoin6720/
Royton6716/
Rithan6716/
Readstone6713/
Reeton6712/
Reaton6712/
Rustán679/
Reuton677/
Restán676/
Ruitón676/
Rystonová675/
Hritan675/
Ritane675/
Rithom674/
Rittan673/
Restun673/
Rittom673/
Ruyton672/
Roitan672/
Ritoingue672/
Riztan672/
Reedstone671/
Retoon671/
Rhyton671/
Ritaan671/
Ryxton671/
Rytton671/
Retoun671/
Rittthong671/
Ritoïngue671/
Rehton670/
Rheton670/
Rietan670/

Riston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riston in the Russian language
Ристонriston-

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