Williamston Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Williamston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williamston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Williamston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Williamston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Williamston? popularity and diffusion

Williamston is the 1,214,709th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Williamston reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, North Carolina, where 16 percent are found and Louisiana, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States Williamston exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 1 percent are found.

Williamston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williamston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Williamston last name expanded 199 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Williamston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Williamston last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

Williamston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning $34,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Williamstone960/
Willamston952/
Willianston910/
Bellanston6738/
Blanston6370/
Bloomston6077/
Blonston534/
Blomstan531/
Blanstan530/
Bloonston501/

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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 Williamston
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