Wastson Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Wastson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wastson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wastson (10) may also be a first name.

Wastson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wastson occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wastson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wastson reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wastson is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 23 percent live, Missouri, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States Wastson exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and Colombia, where 6 percent live.

Wastson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wastson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wastson last name grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wastson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wastson last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Wastson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning $25,988 USD per year.

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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 Wastson
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