How common is the surname Blystone?

1,760 people in the United States had the surname Blystone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,424 Americans. It ranked 16,362nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Blystone?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Blystone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Blystone?

Stanley Blystone, actor (1894-1956), followed by John G. Blystone.

Where is the surname Blystone most common?

Wikidata records people named Blystone in the United States.

Is the surname Blystone getting more or less common?

More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,760 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Blystone

A surname, carried by 1,760 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blystone is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,760 people named Blystone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,424 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,714.

#16,362

rank among US surnames

1,760

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,652)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,359	Hooley	1,761	175,324
#16,362	Bachand	1,760	175,424
#16,370	Yutzy	1,759	175,523

Who is named Blystone

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

95% of people named Blystone identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blystones

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stanley Blystone
Actor (1894-1956)
John G. Blystone
1892–1938; American film director (1892–1938)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blystone

Blystone has the Soundex code B423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B423.

Questions

How common is the surname Blystone?: 1,760 people in the United States had the surname Blystone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,424 Americans. It ranked 16,362nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blystone?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Blystone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Blystone?: Stanley Blystone, actor (1894-1956), followed by John G. Blystone.
Where is the surname Blystone most common?: Wikidata records people named Blystone in the United States.
Is the surname Blystone getting more or less common?: More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,760 in 2010, up 2.7%.