Wollston Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wollston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wollston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wollston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wollston occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wollston click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wollston? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Wollston reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.
Wollston is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Beside England Wollston occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.
Wollston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wollston has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wollston last name rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolleston | 94 | 3 | / |
| Woollston | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wolston | 93 | 48 | / |
| Woolleston | 89 | 0 | / |
| Woolston | 88 | 3,759 | / |
| Wolstone | 88 | 15 | / |
| Wallston | 88 | 14 | / |
| Woleston | 88 | 7 | / |
| Woollestone | 84 | 19 | / |
| Woolstone | 82 | 43 | / |
| Walleston | 82 | 41 | / |
| Wallstone | 82 | 16 | / |
| Wooleston | 82 | 4 | / |
| Woolstonn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Woolstoon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boyllston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bolleston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Walston | 80 | 7,658 | / |
| Bolston | 80 | 177 | / |
| Wolstan | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wulston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wollshteun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Boylston | 75 | 570 | / |
| Ballston | 75 | 3 | / |
| Walstone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahlston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boilston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wualston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weleston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolstan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whelston | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woolstun | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bolshton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boyleston | 71 | 98 | / |
| Walheston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bulleston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Balston | 67 | 288 | / |
| Walstom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Walstan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wulstan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bulston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolstan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wollston
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