How common is the surname Humiston?

1,240 people in the United States had the surname Humiston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,988 Americans. It ranked 21,173rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Humiston?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Humiston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Humiston getting more or less common?

More common. 1,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,240 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Humiston

A place surname, carried by 1,240 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Humiston is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

Habitational surname from a minor place in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Humiston is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,240 people named Humiston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,988 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,133.

#21,173

rank among US surnames

1,240

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,493)

Who is named Humiston

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

97% of people named Humiston identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Humiston come from?: Habitational surname from a minor place in Ayrshire, Scotland.
How common is the surname Humiston?: 1,240 people in the United States had the surname Humiston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,988 Americans. It ranked 21,173rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Humiston?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Humiston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Humiston?: Humiston is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Humiston getting more or less common?: More common. 1,133 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,240 in 2010, up 9.4%.