# Celestin (surname)

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

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,083 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,434 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 100,145 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (2,291 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Célestin, from célestin (“celestine”). Doublet of Celestine.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Celestin 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) | 6.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Celestin in the United States.

## People named Celestin

- Papa Celestin, American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist (1884–1954)

## Similar surnames

Celestine, Celestino, Celeste, Claxton, Calzada, Calixto, Colston, Colquitt, Chilcote, Calixte, Claggett, Calcote.

## 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.