How common is the surname Colton?

6,704 people in the United States had the surname Colton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,054 Americans. It ranked 5,210th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colton?

Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton, American artist, author, educator (1889-1971), followed by Colt Cabana.

Where is the surname Colton most common?

Wikidata records people named Colton in the United States.

How do you pronounce Colton?

Colton is /koʊl.tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Colton getting more or less common?

More common. 6,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,704 in 2010, up 6.2%.

Is Colton also a first name?

Yes. Colton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Colton

An English place surname, carried by 6,704 people in the United States.

Pronounced /koʊl.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex C435 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colton is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

Colton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,704 people named Colton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,054 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,313.

#5,210

rank among US surnames

6,704

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,102)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,201	Orton	6,720	45,944
#5,202	Fife	6,719	45,951
#5,203	Farah	6,718	45,958
#5,204	Farkas	6,714	45,985
#5,206	Lash	6,712	45,999
#5,208	Schnell	6,708	46,026
#5,209	Arena	6,706	46,040

Who is named Colton

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

82% of people named Colton identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coltons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton
American artist, author, educator (1889-1971)
Colt Cabana
American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and podcaster (born 1980)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colton

Colton has the Soundex code C435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C435.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Colton come from?: From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).
How common is the surname Colton?: 6,704 people in the United States had the surname Colton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,054 Americans. It ranked 5,210th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colton?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Colton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colton?: Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton, American artist, author, educator (1889-1971), followed by Colt Cabana.
Where is the surname Colton most common?: Wikidata records people named Colton in the United States.
How do you pronounce Colton?: Colton is /koʊl.tən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Colton?: Colton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Colton getting more or less common?: More common. 6,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,704 in 2010, up 6.2%.
Is Colton also a first name?: Yes. Colton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.