How common is the surname Maston?

1,878 people in the United States had the surname Maston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,401 Americans. It ranked 15,571st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maston?

June Maston, Australian sprinter (1928-2004).

Where is the surname Maston most common?

Wikidata records people named Maston in Australia.

Is the surname Maston getting more or less common?

More common. 1,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,878 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Maston

A surname, carried by 1,878 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maston is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

Unexplained, but possibly a variant of Marston.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,878 people named Maston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,401 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,657.

#15,571

rank among US surnames

1,878

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,062)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,564	Bommarito	1,879	164,314
#15,571	Cannata	1,878	164,401
#15,579	Pech	1,877	164,489

Who is named Maston

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

72% of people named Maston identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mastons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

June Maston
Australian sprinter (1928-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maston

Maston has the Soundex code M235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M235.

Questions

Where does the surname Maston come from?: Unexplained, but possibly a variant of Marston.
How common is the surname Maston?: 1,878 people in the United States had the surname Maston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,401 Americans. It ranked 15,571st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maston?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Maston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maston?: June Maston, Australian sprinter (1928-2004).
Where is the surname Maston most common?: Wikidata records people named Maston in Australia.
Is the surname Maston getting more or less common?: More common. 1,657 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,878 in 2010, up 13%.