# Charleston (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,346 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,695 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 92,273 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (3,000 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɑɹlstən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Charleston 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) | 30% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Charleston in the United States.

## People named Charleston

- Oscar Charleston, American Hall of Fame baseball player (1896-1954)

## Similar surnames

Carlson, Charles, Carlos, Carlsen, Charlesworth, Carlstrom, Carlisle, Corrales, Corliss, Carlock, Carlucci, Carolus.

## 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.