The Walston surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,721 people carried this name — #6,011 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,473 in 2000.

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In print

Walston in American newspapers,
1889–1890.

Newspaper page from The Burrillville Gazette carrying the name Walston
The Burrillville Gazette 1889-11-01
Newspaper page from Wichita Eagle carrying the name Walston
Wichita Eagle 1890-01-07
Newspaper page from The Burrillville Gazette carrying the name Walston
The Burrillville Gazette 1889-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,885 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Walston in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1970s.

202 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Walston. The most, 124, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 7.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 135
New South Wales 29
Queensland 15
Victoria 14
South Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Walston.

Who carried it

People named Walston,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ray Walston
    Ray Walston 1914–2001 · actor
  • Bobby Walston
    Bobby Walston 1928–1987 · American football player
  • Charles Waldstein 1856–1927 · writer
  • Dorothy C. Shorr 1896–1969 · art historian
  • Henry Walston, Baron Walston 1912–1991 · writer
  • James Walston 1949–2014 · political scientist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Walston,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States311 records

311 records of the Walston name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 193
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth R. Walston

    Born 1916 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sam Houston; electrician from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Karnes City Cemetery, Falls City, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jesse E. Walston

    Born 1931; from Macon County, Illinois. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm. Walston

    Arrived at New York in 1865 aboard the City of Cork from Liverpool, aged 22; smith. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 311 records for Walston in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Walston name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record H. J. Walston

    Sailed from Victoria in 1883 aboard the Chimborazo, bound for Sydney, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Walston in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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