Poston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Poston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Poston family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 37
Clerk 8
Domestic Servant 7
Farm Labourer 5
Butcher 4
Farm Servant 4
General Servant Domestic 4
General Labourer 4
Dress Maker 3
Baker 3
General Domestic 2
Farmer 2
Grocer 2
Draper's Assistant 2
Solicitor's Clerk 2
Cook Domestic 2
News Agent 2
Porter 2
Tobacco Cutter 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Bedstead Painter 2
House Painter 2
Laundress 1
Railway Officer 1

Poston Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Poston 100% 2,193
2 Upstone 57% 1,257
3 Upston 67% 996
4 Paston 83% 991
5 Epstein 43% 676
6 Peston 83% 557
7 Peaston 71% 290
8 Piston 83% 216
9 Puston 83% 188
10 Postan 83% 114
11 Poiston 86% 105

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

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