Royston Surname
Approximately 6,302 people bear this surname
Royston Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Royston': (1) a parish in West Riding of Yorks, near Barnsley; (a) a parish partly in Cambridgeshire and partly in Hertfordshire.
1632. Married — William Styll and Elizabeth Royston: St.
Read More About This SurnameRoyston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,790 | 1:95,636 | 10,711 |
| England | 1,491 | 1:37,370 | 4,878 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| South Africa | 196 | 1:276,417 | 27,312 |
| Canada | 130 | 1:283,428 | 26,469 |
| Thailand | 51 | 1:1,385,066 | 192,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 865 | 1:28,180 | 3,815 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 615 | 1:81,656 | 8,568 |
Royston (16,299) may also be a first name.
Royston Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Royston': (1) a parish in West Riding of Yorks, near Barnsley; (a) a parish partly in Cambridgeshire and partly in Hertfordshire.
1632. Married — William Styll and Elizabeth Royston: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) 1 belonging to Royston (Herts) = Royse’s or Roisia’s Town [v. under Royce2, and + Middle English -ton, Old English tún] Royston, Herts: Its present name is derived from Roisia de Vere, Countess of Norfolk, by whom a cross was set up, and near which an Austin priory was founded in Henry II’s time. . . which led to the erection of houses; and the place acquired the appellation of Royse's Town or Royston.
—Nat. Gaz. 1868.
In mediæval deeds the Herts place-name was Latinized Roissiœ Oppidum.
2 belonging to Royston (Yorks). According to Turner’s ‘Yorkshire Domesday-Book’ this is the Domesday Rorestun and Rorestone [the pers. name involved (in the genit.) may be any one of the Anglo-Saxon names Hróþw(e)ard, Hroþh(e)ard, Hróþgár, etc.; or even the Old English hrór, vigorous, strong, if it could be shown that this word was used in pers. nomenclature:-+ Old English tún, estate, farm, etc.]
Place name in England.
(English) One who came from Royston (homestead by Roese’s cross), in Hertfordshire.
Parishes in Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire.
A location name in Hertfordshire, Yorkshire.
Royston Demographics
Average Royston Salary in
United States
$42,826 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Royston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Royston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Royston (Marathi: रोयटोन, Russian: Ройстон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Royston? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 77,612th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,156,386 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Royston are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 43,856th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 16,299 people.
The surname Royston is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,790 people, or 1 in 95,636. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Royston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Royston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Royston surname rose 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 227 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Royston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Royston last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Royston surname are 19.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.19% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Royston earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning R 232,728 per year; in United States they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $42,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,788 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Royston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Royston in the Marathi language | ||
| रोयटोन | royatona | - |
| Royston in the Russian language | ||
| Ройстон | rojston | - |
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Footnotes
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