Foston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Foston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Foston family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 28
Farmer's Daughter 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Labourer 4
Laundress 3
Wheelwrights Daur 3
Wheelwrights Son 3
Stone Quarrier 2
Tailor 2
House Servant 2
Housemaid 2
Shoe Maker 2
Table Knife Cutter 2
Cooper 1
Farmer 1
Farmer Of 230 Acres Employing 4 Men & 1 Boy 1
Farmer's Son 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Retired 1
Wheelwright Master 1
Wheelwrights Wife 1
Joiner 1
Pork Butcher 1
Glazier & Painter 1
Solicitor's Clerk 1

Foston Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foston 100% 1,393
2 Fosten 83% 738
3 Fiston 83% 466

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The surname Foston is the most popular version of all its varients

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