How common is the surname Elston?

5,803 people in the United States had the surname Elston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,204 Americans. It ranked 5,934th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Elston most common?

Wikidata records people named Elston in the United States.

Is the surname Elston getting more or less common?

More common. 5,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,803 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Elston

A surname, carried by 5,803 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elston is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,803 people named Elston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,204 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,423.

#5,934

rank among US surnames

5,803

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #5,846)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,929	Pelaez	5,810	53,140
#5,930	Dickman	5,809	53,150
#5,931	Antunez	5,808	53,159
#5,934	Elston	5,803	53,204
#5,935	Loeffler	5,801	53,223

Who is named Elston

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

72% of people named Elston identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Elstons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mason Cook
American actor, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Elston

Elliston

Elston has the Soundex code E423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E423.

Questions

How common is the surname Elston?: 5,803 people in the United States had the surname Elston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,204 Americans. It ranked 5,934th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elston?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Elston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Elston?: Mason Cook, American actor.
Where is the surname Elston most common?: Wikidata records people named Elston in the United States.
Is the surname Elston getting more or less common?: More common. 5,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,803 in 2010, up 7.0%.