Last Name RALSTON

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Meaning	Local: from the lands of Ralston in Renfrewshire. The family are descended from Ralph, son of Macduif, Thane of Fife, who obtained a grant of lands in Renfrewshire, which he called Ralphstoun, corrupted to Ralston. The Ralstons of that ilk are mentioned in charters as far back as 1272 and 1346; and early in the fifteenth century John de Ralstoune or Ralphstouu was Lord High Treasurer and Bishop of Dunkeld. Local: Ralph, one of the descendants of Mao Duff, Thane of Fife, obtained a grant of land in Renfrewshire, and, as was common in those days, called the place after himself, 'Ralphstown,' which was softened into 'Ralston.'

Origin	Scottish, Irish

Rank	2,743 (2000 US census)	2,616 (1990 US census)

Count	12,076 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.7%, or 11194 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.06%, or 370 total occurrences, as black,
0.59%, or 71 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.7%, or 85 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.29%, or 156 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.66%, or 200 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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