# Easton (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,276 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,477 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,045 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.0% (9,692 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːstən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Easom |

## Etymology

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Aston.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Easton 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Easton in the United States.

## People named Easton

- Robert Easton, American actor (1930–2011)
- Elliot Easton, American guitarist
- Roger L. Easton, American scientist (1921–2014)
- Michael Easton, American actor

## Similar surnames

Eastin, Eastman, Eastham, Exton, Eckstein, Estime.

## 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.