Thomston Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Thomston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thomston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Thomston Last Name Facts

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

Thomston is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Thomston.

How Common Is The Last Name Thomston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Thomston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thomston live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Thomston is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 67 percent reside and South Carolina, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 25 percent reside.

Thomston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thomston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thomston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Thomston surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Thomston
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