Ruston Surname

112,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ruston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruston,' two parishes in Norfolk.

Walter de Ruston, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Rustone, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

The surname passed early into the county of Cambridge and is still found there.

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Ruston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5141:36,8024,815
United States1,1341:319,62929,156
Canada6281:58,6716,912
Australia4311:62,6357,554
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Wales741:41,8184,057
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
France331:2,012,810168,616
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Macau21:300,8151,009
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8491:28,7113,886
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Ruston (2,267) may also be a first name.

Ruston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ruston,' two parishes in Norfolk.

Walter de Ruston, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Rustone, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

The surname passed early into the county of Cambridge and is still found there.

1666-7. Robert King and Anne Ruston: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1751. Married — Benjamin Ruston and Dorothy Beech: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Ruston (Yorks; Norf.) = Rust’s Estate [v. under Rust (Teutonic), and + Old English Old Norse tún] There has prob. been sporadic confusion with Royston and Rushton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Yorkshire and Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

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

The Rustons are mostly found around Chatteris. They bear the name of a Norfolk parish. There was a De Ruston residing in Cambridgeshire 600 years ago (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

(English) Ruston or Ruxton is a toponymic surname, which refers to a town, settlement, or enclosure, out in the countryside.

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Ruston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruston is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,163rd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,763,258 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Ruston reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ruston is also the 156,740th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 2,267 people.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,514 people, or 1 in 36,802. In England Ruston is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 18 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Essex, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.

Ruston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruston has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ruston surname expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 7,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ruston surname are 12.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Ruston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning R 172,284 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rushton9221,133/
Rouston92145/
Rudston9239/
Reuston9229/
Rustton9217/
Rustong9214/
Rusthon9214/
Rauston928/
Russton922/
Rustoen921/
Rueston921/
Rhuston920/
Ruiston920/
Ruton91132/
Russhton864/
Roustone862/
Roustonn862/
Rushston861/
Rusthoen861/
Ruthston861/
Rushthon861/
Rushtone861/
Rausston861/
Roustoon861/
Routston860/
Reushton860/
Rustom8327,744/
Rustan832,207/
Ruxton831,419/
Roston831,342/
Routon831,136/
Ruiton83781/
Riston83543/
Rutong83263/
Rauton83251/
Ruthon8332/
Rustán839/
Rutton837/
Reuton837/
Rustun835/
Ruhton832/
Ruyton832/
Rutone832/
Rutond831/
Routstone800/
Roustan772,587/
Rustand77693/
Rishton77336/
Roustom77213/
Rustang77125/
Hrustan7760/
Rustant7746/
Rosston7744/
Ruytond7712/
Hriston7711/
Rustamn779/
Roshton779/
Rustung778/
Rushtom775/
Rustane774/
Ruitton773/
Rushtun772/
Roustun772/
Rustoum772/
Rooston771/
Rusthan771/
Ruttone771/
Ruthton771/
Russtom771/
Rostoon770/
Rostton770/
Routone770/
Ristoin770/
Rushtan770/
Ruthoun770/
Rouhton770/
Rieston770/
Rozston770/
Roton733,620/
Rutan733,214/
Rutom7315/
Rután731/
Roustand71415/
Roustang71194/
Roustant71178/
Ruithong7113/
Rischton717/
Roustane716/
Rustatin715/
Roustoum714/
Rudthong713/
Rouchton712/
Rustankh712/
Rutthong712/
Rutonova711/
Routhton711/
Rudsteun711/
Raustand711/
Rousstan711/
Ruthstom711/
Rhuthong711/
Hruttong711/
Rieshton710/
Rustam6770,515/
Rostan673,503/
Rhoton672,347/
Ruttan672,019/
Rustum67868/
Rustanova67439/
Rotton67438/
Rothon67340/
Ruitan67297/
Ruthan67245/
Ristan67214/
Rostun67212/
Roeton67163/
Rutang67162/
Rautan6742/
Routan6721/
Rostán6710/
Ruitón676/
Rodton676/
Rutane675/
Rustusing673/
Hroton673/
Rostoń672/
Rooton671/
Routom671/
Rutann671/
Reutan671/
Ruthom671/
Rudtom671/
Rotoon671/
Roustandt671/
Rozton670/
Rhutan670/
Rutand670/

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Ruston Reference & Research

Rushton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rushton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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