Rushton Surname

25,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Rushton 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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Rushton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,9331:5,609796
United States5,9641:60,7747,136
Canada2,3591:15,6192,279
Australia1,4561:18,5412,583
New Zealand4041:11,2091,956
Wales2181:14,1951,564
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Scotland1491:35,9323,496
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Spain541:865,77834,484
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
France271:2,460,101186,232
Jersey241:4,133843
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Austria161:532,21549,801
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1951:3,935560
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7291:68,8877,467

Rushton (136) may also be a first name.

Rushton 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 Rushton = the Rushy Enclosure [Old English rysc, rise, a rush + tún, an enclosure] Cp. Rishton.

The Risctún of a charter, a.d. 854, by Æþelwulf, king of the West Saxons, refers to Ruishton, Somerset.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Rushton (homestead with rushes), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire, Dorset, Northamptonshire, Salop, Staffordshire.

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

Rushton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rushton is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rushton.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rushton is the 25,503rd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 344,842 people. The last name Rushton is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rushton reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 794,286th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 136 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 9,933 people, or 1 in 5,609. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 16 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live and West Midlands, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Rushton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rushton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,656 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rushton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rushton last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rushton surname are 12.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rushton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.36% more than the national average, earning R 518,904 per year; in United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $45,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russhton934/
Rushston931/
Rushthon931/
Rushtone931/
Reushton930/
Ruston924,133/
Ruhton922/
Rishton86336/
Rouston86145/
Rudston8639/
Reuston8629/
Rustton8617/
Rustong8614/
Rusthon8614/
Roshton869/
Rauston868/
Rushtom865/
Russton862/
Rushtun862/
Rustoen861/
Rueston861/
Ruthton861/
Rhuston860/
Rushtan860/
Ruiston860/
Rouhton860/
Ruton83132/
Rischton807/
Rouchton802/
Roustone802/
Roustonn802/
Routhton801/
Rusthoen801/
Ruthston801/
Rausston801/
Roustoon801/
Rieshton800/
Routston800/
Rustom7727,744/
Rhoton772,347/
Rustan772,207/
Ruxton771,419/
Roston771,342/
Routon771,136/
Ruiton77781/
Riston77543/
Rutong77263/
Rauton77251/
Ruthon7732/
Rustán779/
Rutton777/
Reuton777/
Rustun775/
Ruyton772/
Rutone772/
Rutond771/
Routstone750/
Roustan712,587/
Rustand71693/
Roustom71213/
Rushtam71180/
Rustang71125/
Hrustan7160/
Rustant7146/
Rosston7144/
Ruytond7112/
Hriston7111/
Rustamn719/
Rustung718/
Roshtan715/
Rishtan715/
Rushtanova714/
Rustane714/
Ruitton713/
Roustun712/
Rustoum712/
Rooston711/
Rusthan711/
Ruttone711/
Russtom711/
Roshtun711/
Rostoon710/
Rostton710/
Routone710/
Ristoin710/
Ruthoun710/
Rieston710/
Rhoeton710/
Rozston710/
Roton673,620/
Rutan673,214/
Roustand67415/
Roustang67194/
Roustant67178/
Rutom6715/
Ruithong6713/
Roustane676/
Rustatin675/
Roustoum674/
Raushtam673/
Rudthong673/
Rutthong672/
Rutonova671/
Roushtam671/
Rushhtam671/
Rushtham671/
Rudsteun671/
Raustand671/
Rousstan671/
Rután671/
Ruthstom671/
Rhuthong671/
Hruttong671/

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Rushton Reference & Research

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