# Faust (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,066 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,263 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,217 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (15,799 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Faust 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Faust in the United States.

## People named Faust

- Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs
- Lauren Faust, American animator, writer, voice director, and storyboard artist
- Frederick Schiller Faust, American novelist, and short story writer (1892–1944)
- Martin Faust, actor (1886-1943)
- Lotta Faust, American actor, dancer and singer (1880-1910)
- Brian Faust, American athlete
- Nick Faust, American basketball player (born 1993)
- James E. Faust, Apostle of the LDS Church (1920–2007)

## Similar surnames

Foust, Fast, Faucett, Fassett, Fausto, Faucette, Fausett, Feast, Faught, Fugate, Fawcett, Feist.

## 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.