How common is the surname Holston?

4,231 people in the United States had the surname Holston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,972 Americans. It ranked 7,827th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Holston?

David Holston, American basketball player (born 1986).

Where is the surname Holston most common?

Wikidata records people named Holston in the United States.

Is the surname Holston getting more or less common?

More common. 3,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,231 in 2010, up 8.9%.

The surname Holston

A surname, carried by 4,231 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Holston is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,231 people named Holston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,972 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,884.

#7,827

rank among US surnames

4,231

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,908)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,819	Shouse	4,234	72,921
#7,821	Powe	4,233	72,938
#7,825	Sanjuan	4,232	72,955
#7,827	Holston	4,231	72,972
#7,829	Moise	4,230	72,989
#7,830	Poynter	4,229	73,007
#7,831	Prevost	4,228	73,024

Who is named Holston

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

52% of people named Holston identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Holstons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Holston
American basketball player (born 1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Holston

Holston has the Soundex code H423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H423.

Questions

How common is the surname Holston?: 4,231 people in the United States had the surname Holston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,972 Americans. It ranked 7,827th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Holston?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Holston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Holston?: David Holston, American basketball player (born 1986).
Where is the surname Holston most common?: Wikidata records people named Holston in the United States.
Is the surname Holston getting more or less common?: More common. 3,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,231 in 2010, up 8.9%.