How common is the surname Aston?

3,937 people in the United States had the surname Aston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,422 Americans. It ranked 8,402nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aston?

Francis William Aston, British chemist (1877-1945), followed by William George Aston.

Where is the surname Aston most common?

Wikidata records people named Aston in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

How do you pronounce Aston?

Aston is /ˈæstən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Aston getting more or less common?

More common. 3,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,937 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Aston

An English place surname, carried by 3,937 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæstən/ 2 syllables Soundex A235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aston is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

Aston is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,937 people named Aston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,422 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,743.

#8,402

rank among US surnames

3,937

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,154)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,395	Carlo	3,942	78,322
#8,398	Spry	3,940	78,362
#8,401	Lavery	3,938	78,402
#8,402	Hermanson	3,937	78,422
#8,404	Alvis	3,936	78,441
#8,405	Carrick	3,935	78,461

Who is named Aston

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

90% of people named Aston identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Astons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis William Aston
British chemist (1877-1945)
William George Aston
British diplomat, scholar and author (1841–1911)
Tilly Aston
Australian author in text and in braille, educator and philanthropist (1873-1947)
Felicity Aston
British adventurer/climate scientist, born 1977
Jay Aston
British actress and singer; member of Bucks Fizz, born 1961
Sam Aston
British actor, born 1993

Notable Astons come mostly from the United Kingdom (4), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aston

Aston has the Soundex code A235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A235.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Aston come from?: From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.
How common is the surname Aston?: 3,937 people in the United States had the surname Aston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,422 Americans. It ranked 8,402nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aston?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Aston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Aston?: Francis William Aston, British chemist (1877-1945), followed by William George Aston.
Where is the surname Aston most common?: Wikidata records people named Aston in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.
How do you pronounce Aston?: Aston is /ˈæstən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Aston?: Aston is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Aston getting more or less common?: More common. 3,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,937 in 2010, up 5.2%.