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Where Does The Last Name Whiston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Whiston is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Whiston is the 140,664^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,297,461 people. The last name Whiston occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Whiston live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. Whiston is also the 836,439^th most common first name worldwide, borne by 124 people.

Whiston is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,599 people, or 1 in 34,846. In England Whiston is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 17 percent reside, West Midlands, where 13 percent reside and Cheshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Whiston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Whiston has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whiston last name expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 538 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whiston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whiston surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whiston earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning R 257,976 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $52,600 CAD per year.