Last Name ROSTON

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Meaning Local: Of Rostherne, a parish and villagein the county Cheshire. A family of Rostherneres seem early to have removed into the neighbouring county of Lancashire, and settled in the district around Bury, thence distributing themselves over the country. The corrupted forms are many, the favourite being Roston.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 34,673 (2000 US census) 36,988 (1990 US census)
Count 617 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 48.14%, or 297 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 46.84%, or 289 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.08%, or 19 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.3%, or 8 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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