How common is the surname Poston?

10,396 people in the United States had the surname Poston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,698 Americans. It ranked 3,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Poston?

Tom Poston, American actor (1921–2007).

Where is the surname Poston most common?

Wikidata records people named Poston in the United States.

Is the surname Poston getting more or less common?

More common. 10,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,396 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Poston

A French place surname, carried by 10,396 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poston is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

Two main origins: * Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”). * Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from an Old English personal name *Possa + þorn (“thorn”).

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

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,396 people named Poston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,698 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,292.

#3,434

rank among US surnames

10,396

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #3,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,425	Vieira	10,420	29,630
#3,427	Griswold	10,417	29,639
#3,428	Gaskins	10,414	29,647
#3,429	McClanahan	10,407	29,667
#3,430	Seward	10,399	29,690
#3,432	Chao	10,398	29,693
#3,433	Rand	10,397	29,696

Who is named Poston

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

84% of people named Poston identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Postons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Poston
American actor (1921–2007)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Poston

Postma

Poston has the Soundex code P235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P235.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Poston come from?: Two main origins: * Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”). * Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from an Old English personal name *Possa + þorn (“thorn”).
How common is the surname Poston?: 10,396 people in the United States had the surname Poston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,698 Americans. It ranked 3,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poston?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Poston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Poston?: Tom Poston, American actor (1921–2007).
Where is the surname Poston most common?: Wikidata records people named Poston in the United States.
What type of surname is Poston?: Poston is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Poston getting more or less common?: More common. 10,292 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,396 in 2010, up 1.0%.