# Astin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/astin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 957 |
| US rank (2010) | 25,751 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 322,618 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.7% (1,004 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from the Anglo-Norman name Astin, shortened from Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell and Askin. This surname is often confused with the unrelated Aspden, Austin, Aston.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Astin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Astin in the United States.

## People named Astin

- Sean Astin, American actor (born 1971)
- John Astin, American actor and director (born 1930)
- Skylar Astin, American actor
- Mackenzie Astin, American actor

## Similar surnames

Austin, Aston, Ashton, Acton, Aceituno, Axton, Ashdown.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.