How common is the surname Dunston?

3,702 people in the United States had the surname Dunston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,400 Americans. It ranked 8,850th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dunston?

Bryant Dunston, Armenian basketball player (born 1986).

Where is the surname Dunston most common?

Wikidata records people named Dunston in Armenia.

Is the surname Dunston getting more or less common?

More common. 3,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,702 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Dunston

An English surname, carried by 3,702 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dunston is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).

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 3,702 people named Dunston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,400 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,415.

#8,850

rank among US surnames

3,702

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,830)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,843	Colter	3,705	83,332
#8,844	Cusack	3,704	83,355
#8,848	Sweatt	3,703	83,377
#8,850	Dunston	3,702	83,400
#8,853	Marano	3,701	83,422
#8,854	Breault	3,700	83,445

Who is named Dunston

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

60% of people named Dunston identified as Black (not Hispanic), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 60%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Dunstons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bryant Dunston
Armenian basketball player (born 1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dunston

Dunstan

Dunston has the Soundex code D523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D523.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dunston come from?: From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).
How common is the surname Dunston?: 3,702 people in the United States had the surname Dunston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,400 Americans. It ranked 8,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dunston?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Dunston identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dunston?: Bryant Dunston, Armenian basketball player (born 1986).
Where is the surname Dunston most common?: Wikidata records people named Dunston in Armenia.
Is the surname Dunston getting more or less common?: More common. 3,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,702 in 2010, up 8.4%.