Funston is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Funston
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Funston

How popular is Funston?

Funston is common in United States.

Funston is ranked 165715 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Funston bearers increased by 0.1172333 per cent in 2010 US census to 854 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1242 spots and ranked at 28049. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.22 93.32
Hispanic or Latino 3.63 2.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.22 1.99
Others 2.11 1.64
Funston is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 2210 people have been found who wears Funston as their family name. Funston is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
36,678 Singapore1
18,969 Wales1
16,640 Hong Kong1
172,258 Germany1
810,193 Indonesia1
10,683 Cyprus1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,570 Ireland38
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,655 England86
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Funston:
10,888 Canada361
9,924 Australia282
27,867 South Africa201
Countries with thousands of Funston:
26,388 United States1,158

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

George Funston was 21 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 26, 1846. He lived in Tyrone, Ireland where he worked as tanner and took Independence from Liverpool. Jas. Funston, aged 23, are others that migrated to US.

Funston Namesakes

  • Ken Funston, Cricket Player
  • Richard Funston, Film actor
  • Richard Funston, Author
  • David Funston, Digital Artist
  • Jeremy Funston, Actor
  • George Funston Miller, U.S. representative
  • Doug Funston, Musical Artist
  • Edward H. Funston, U.S. representative
  • Sylvia Funston, Author
  • Kathi Funston, Actor

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