Walston Surname

65,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Walston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5491:48,0145,814
England561:994,96549,531
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
India61:127,844,230863,365
Norway61:857,04855,549
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1511:43,6305,066

Walston (140) may also be a first name.

Walston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walston is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,210th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 951,625 people. Walston is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Walston reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 781,395th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 140 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,549 people, or 1 in 48,014. In The United States Walston is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Walston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walston surname expanded 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Walston surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Walston are 6.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walston earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $39,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.04% less than the national average, earning $35,750 CAD per year.

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Walston Reference & Research

Walston DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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 Walston
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