How common is the surname Castner?

1,893 people in the United States had the surname Castner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. It ranked 15,471st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Castner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Castner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Castner?

Hamilton Castner, American chemist (1858–1899).

Where is the surname Castner most common?

Wikidata records people named Castner in the United States.

Is the surname Castner getting more or less common?

More common. 1,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,893 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Castner

A surname, carried by 1,893 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Castner is more common than 90.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,893 people named Castner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,877.

#15,471

rank among US surnames

1,893

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,559)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,464	Belz	1,894	163,012
#15,471	Castner	1,893	163,099
#15,477	Parga	1,892	163,185

Who is named Castner

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

95% of people named Castner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Castners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hamilton Castner
American chemist (1858–1899)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Castner

Castner has the Soundex code C235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C235.

Questions

How common is the surname Castner?: 1,893 people in the United States had the surname Castner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. It ranked 15,471st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Castner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Castner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Castner?: Hamilton Castner, American chemist (1858–1899).
Where is the surname Castner most common?: Wikidata records people named Castner in the United States.
Is the surname Castner getting more or less common?: More common. 1,877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,893 in 2010, up 0.9%.