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    The surname Charleston

    A surname, carried by 3,346 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtʃɑɹlstən/ 2 syllables Soundex C642

    Charleston: #9,695 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Charleston #9,695, 3,346 people Charleston: #9,695 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Charleston #9,695, 3,346 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Charleston is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,346 people named Charleston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,273 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,000.

    #9,695
    rank among US surnames
    3,346
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.5%
    change since 2000 (was #9,927)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,687Scholten3,35092,163
    #9,691Paramo3,34892,218
    #9,692Geis3,34792,245
    #9,695Charleston3,34692,273
    #9,698Vanzant3,34592,301
    #9,701Vancamp3,34492,328

    Who is named Charleston

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

    62% of people named Charleston identified as Black (not Hispanic), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 62%
    • White (not Hispanic) 30%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Charlestons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Charleston

    Charleston has the Soundex code C642, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C642.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Charleston come from?
    From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.
    How common is the surname Charleston?
    3,346 people in the United States had the surname Charleston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,273 Americans. It ranked 9,695th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Charleston?
    In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Charleston identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Charleston?
    Oscar Charleston, American Hall of Fame baseball player (1896-1954).
    Where is the surname Charleston most common?
    Wikidata records people named Charleston in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Charleston?
    Charleston is /ˈtʃɑɹlstən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Charleston getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,346 in 2010, up 12%.