Wriston Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

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

Wriston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wriston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:410,48635,724
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Wriston (42) may also be a first name.

Wriston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wriston is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wriston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wriston is the 397,886th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wriston live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wriston is also the 1,566,439th most common given name on earth, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 410,486. In The United States it is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 37 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

Wriston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wriston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wriston last name grew 712 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wriston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wriston last name are 3.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.5% registered with the party.

Wriston earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning $34,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briston86937/
Wristan862/
Wreston860/
Wrichton801/
Bristhon801/
Bruiston800/
Breisston751/
Bristan71269/
Brixton71216/
Breston71107/
Bryston7110/
Wrixtom711/
Bristán711/
Wristum710/
Breaston6751/
Breistan672/
Bristtan671/
Breeston671/
Brestton670/
Brestan5765/
Brexton5722/
Bryshtan5320/
Wretstam538/
Brojstan533/

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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 Wriston
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