Alston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
11
22
33
44
55
66
76
87
98
109
120
Buckinghamshire
2
Cambridgeshire
1
Channel Islands
2
Cheshire
14
Cornwall
1
Cumberland
10
Devon
12
Dorset
10
Durham
18
Essex
131
Gloucestershire
7
Hampshire
7
Hertfordshire
8
Hunts and Rutland
3
Kent
8
Lancashire
632
London
190
Middlesex
7
Northumberland
12
Norfolk
3
Nottinghamshire
2
Oxfordshire
1
Shropshire
2
Suffolk
88
Somerset
6
Surrey
8
Sussex
4
Staffordshire
6
Warwickshire
9
Wiltshire
1
Worcestershire
1
Yorkshire
18
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Derbyshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Herefordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Leicestershire
0
Lincolnshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Northamptonshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Alston Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Alston family
Profession
Census Frequency
Scholar
192
Cotton Weaver
59
Agricultural Labourer
31
House Keeper
15
Silk Weaver
14
Domestic Servant
11
Annuitant
10
General Servant
9
Labourer
9
Cotton Spinner
9
Cotton Winder
8
Bobbin Turner
7
Coal Miner
7
Shoe Maker
7
Cooper
5
Straw Plaiter
5
Carter
5
Farmers Wife
5
Stone Mason
5
Blacksmith
4
Wife
4
Dressmaker
4
Farm Servant
4
Wife Of Above
4
Servant
4
Most Frequent Forenames for Alston
Alston Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Alston is the
2nd most popular variant of Elston.