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    The surname Abston

    A surname, carried by 2,261 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A123

    Abston: #13,466 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Abston #13,466, 2,261 people Abston: #13,466 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Abston #13,466, 2,261 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abston is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,261 people named Abston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,166.

    #13,466
    rank among US surnames
    2,261
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #12,976)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,462Trottier2,262136,492
    #13,466Hertzog2,261136,553
    #13,470Vandegrift2,260136,613
    #13,472Nease2,259136,674
    #13,474Siewert2,258136,734

    Who is named Abston

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    68% of people named Abston identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 68%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 29%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Abston?
    2,261 people in the United States had the surname Abston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,553 Americans. It ranked 13,466th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Abston?
    In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Abston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Abston getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,261 in 2010, up 4.4%.