How common is the surname Faust?

16,066 people in the United States had the surname Faust in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,217 Americans. It ranked 2,263rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Faust?

Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs, followed by Lauren Faust.

Where is the surname Faust most common?

Wikidata records people named Faust in the United States.

Is the surname Faust getting more or less common?

More common. 15,799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,066 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Faust

A surname, carried by 16,066 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Faust is more common than 98.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,066 people named Faust in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,217 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,799.

#2,263

rank among US surnames

16,066

people in 2010

5.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,108)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,254	Cazares	16,134	19,136
#2,255	Brenner	16,114	19,160
#2,256	Ladd	16,112	19,162
#2,257	Willoughby	16,111	19,164
#2,258	Kinsey	16,102	19,174
#2,259	Dozier	16,091	19,187
#2,260	Holguin	16,090	19,189

Who is named Faust

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

85% of people named Faust identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fausts

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Drew Gilpin Faust
American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs, born 1947
Lauren Faust
American animator, writer, voice director, and storyboard artist, born 1974
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, born 1999
Nick Faust
American basketball player (born 1993)
James E. Faust
Apostle of the LDS Church (1920–2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Faust

Faust has the Soundex code F230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F230.

Questions

How common is the surname Faust?: 16,066 people in the United States had the surname Faust in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,217 Americans. It ranked 2,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Faust?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Faust identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Faust?: Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and board member, director at Goldman Sachs, followed by Lauren Faust.
Where is the surname Faust most common?: Wikidata records people named Faust in the United States.
Is the surname Faust getting more or less common?: More common. 15,799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,066 in 2010, up 1.7%.