Tustian Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tustian Surname Definition:

(1) Bapt 'the son of Thurstan.' Danish Thorstein, i.e. Thorstone.

Turstanus Machinator: Domesday.

Thurstan, abbot of Ely: Freeman, Norman Conq.

Thurstan Goz: ibid.

Thurstan, housecarl of Eadward: ibid.

Robert fil.

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Tustian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:240,16419,707
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Canada681:541,84745,466
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tustian (16) may also be a first name.

Tustian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Bapt 'the son of Thurstan.' Danish Thorstein, i.e. Thorstone.

Turstanus Machinator: Domesday.

Thurstan, abbot of Ely: Freeman, Norman Conq.

Thurstan Goz: ibid.

Thurstan, housecarl of Eadward: ibid.

Robert fil. Thurstani, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thurstan de Torp, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thurstan de Holland, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Thurstayn de Cnice, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Thurstan, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

The omission of A was an early one.

Turstan de Brictewell, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(2) Local, 'of Thurston, 'a parish in Suffolk.

Hervey de Thurstan, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Thurston, Norfolk, ibid.

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

1. A parish in Suffolk. 2. In some cases, perhaps, from the Teutonic name Turstin, which is found in Domesday as the designation of persons both Norman and Saxon. One Turstanus is there described as ' machinator '-probably a military engineer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The hill or town where the Saxon god Thor was worshiped by the Anglo—Saxons.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Thurstons belong to a very ancient Suffolk family seated at Thetford at the time of the Conquest (P.). Thurston is a Suffolk parish.

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

Tustian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tustian has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tustian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tustian is the 686,443rd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name Tustian is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Tustian live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Tustian is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 240,164. In England Tustian is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 55 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 15 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 6 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Tustian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tustian has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tustian surname expanded 1,055 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tustian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tustian surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Tustian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $57,493 CAD per year.

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