Sulston Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sulston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311

Sulston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sulston is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sulston.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sulston is the 1,544,715th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Sulston live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is most frequent in: Buckinghamshire, where 20 percent reside, Hampshire, where 13 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Barring England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Sulston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sulston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sulston surname expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sulston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sulston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning R 247,200 per year; in United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.84% more than the national average, earning $65,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shulston930/
Soulstone881/
Sulstan861/
Julston861/
Culston861/
Solston860/
Shilston80207/
Cullston800/
Culeston800/
Juleston800/
Sholston800/
Schulstom751/
Culleston750/
Solstun711/
Chouleston710/
Coulstan672/
Cilestan532/
Zolestan531/

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Sulston Reference & Research

Sulston One-name Study - A profile of the Sulston surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

SULSTON 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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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 Sulston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis