How common is the surname Gaston?

19,502 people in the United States had the surname Gaston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,831 Americans. It ranked 1,837th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gaston?

Michael Gaston, American actor, followed by Justin Gaston.

Where is the surname Gaston most common?

Wikidata records people named Gaston in the United States.

How do you pronounce Gaston?

Gaston is /ˈɡæstən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gaston getting more or less common?

More common. 18,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,502 in 2010, up 6.3%.

Is Gaston also a first name?

Yes. Gaston is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gaston

A surname, carried by 19,502 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡæstən/ 2 syllables Soundex G235 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gaston is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname from Old Northern French.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,502 people named Gaston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,831 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,348.

#1,837

rank among US surnames

19,502

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,797)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,828	Cody	19,600	15,752
#1,829	Gamboa	19,577	15,771
#1,830	Brewster	19,564	15,781
#1,831	Shipley	19,563	15,782
#1,832	Mena	19,522	15,815
#1,833	Prieto	19,520	15,817
#1,834	Gifford	19,514	15,822

Who is named Gaston

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

49% of people named Gaston identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gastons

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Gaston
American actor, born 1962
Justin Gaston
American actor, model, and singer, born 1988
William Gaston
American politician and lawyer (1820-1894); Governor of Massachusetts
Cito Gaston
American baseball player and coach, born 1944
Marilyn Gaston
American physician, born 1939
William Gaston
American politician from North Carolina (1778–1844)
Lloyd Gaston
American writer, 1929–2006
Ice Spice
American rapper (born 2000)
Melissa Ordway
American actress, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gaston

Gastineau

Gaston has the Soundex code G235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G235.

Questions

How common is the surname Gaston?: 19,502 people in the United States had the surname Gaston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,831 Americans. It ranked 1,837th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gaston?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Gaston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gaston?: Michael Gaston, American actor, followed by Justin Gaston.
Where is the surname Gaston most common?: Wikidata records people named Gaston in the United States.
How do you pronounce Gaston?: Gaston is /ˈɡæstən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gaston getting more or less common?: More common. 18,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,502 in 2010, up 6.3%.
Is Gaston also a first name?: Yes. Gaston is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.