Robertston Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Robertston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Robertston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England31:18,572,686338,250
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Robertston Last Name Facts

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

Robertston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Robertston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Robertston is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Robertston are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Robertston is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Robertston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Robertston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Robertston surname grew 625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Robertston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Robertston surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Robertston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.21% less than the national average, earning $28,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning $39,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robertsdon903/
Robert-Austin781/
Roberthstam763/
Robertsdawn761/
Roberts-Tennia751/
Roberts Dunn731/
Roberts-Dean731/
Ribeiro Teston581/
Ribeiro Testoni561/

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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 Robertston
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