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    The surname Liston

    A surname, carried by 4,888 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlɪs.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex L235

    Liston: #6,877 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Liston #6,877, 4,888 people Liston: #6,877 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Liston #6,877, 4,888 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Liston is more common than 95.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,888 people named Liston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,164 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,715.

    #6,877
    rank among US surnames
    4,888
    people in 2010
    1.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #6,620)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #6,873Harbaugh4,89563,074
    #6,874Liddell4,89263,112
    #6,876Jeanlouis4,89163,125
    #6,877Ku4,88863,164

    Who is named Liston

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

    87% of people named Liston identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Listons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sonny Liston
      American boxer (c. 1930–1970)
    • Melba Liston
      American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Liston

    Liston has the Soundex code L235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L235.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Liston?
    4,888 people in the United States had the surname Liston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,164 Americans. It ranked 6,877th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Liston?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Liston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Liston?
    Sonny Liston, American boxer (c. 1930–1970), followed by Melba Liston.
    Where is the surname Liston most common?
    Wikidata records people named Liston in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Liston?
    Liston is /ˈlɪs.tən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Liston getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,715 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,888 in 2010, up 3.7%.