How common is the surname Byington?

3,463 people in the United States had the surname Byington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,156 Americans. It ranked 9,393rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Byington?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Byington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Byington?

Spring Byington, American actress (1886–1971).

Where is the surname Byington most common?

Wikidata records people named Byington in the United States.

Is the surname Byington getting more or less common?

More common. 3,324 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,463 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Byington

A surname, carried by 3,463 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Byington is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,463 people named Byington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,156 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,324.

#9,393

rank among US surnames

3,463

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,041)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,384	Geraghty	3,465	89,104
#9,389	Averett	3,464	89,130
#9,393	Byington	3,463	89,156
#9,394	Hovis	3,462	89,181
#9,395	Borton	3,461	89,207
#9,397	Elia	3,460	89,233
#9,399	Edinger	3,459	89,259

Who is named Byington

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

92% of people named Byington identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Byingtons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Spring Byington
American actress (1886–1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Byington

Byington has the Soundex code B523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B523.

Questions

How common is the surname Byington?: 3,463 people in the United States had the surname Byington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,156 Americans. It ranked 9,393rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Byington?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Byington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Byington?: Spring Byington, American actress (1886–1971).
Where is the surname Byington most common?: Wikidata records people named Byington in the United States.
Is the surname Byington getting more or less common?: More common. 3,324 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,463 in 2010, up 4.2%.