How common is the surname Quast?

2,306 people in the United States had the surname Quast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,888 Americans. It ranked 13,241st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Quast?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Quast identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Quast?

Philip Quast, Australian actor and singer (born 1957).

Where is the surname Quast most common?

Wikidata records people named Quast in Australia.

Is the surname Quast getting more or less common?

More common. 2,154 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,306 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Quast

A surname, carried by 2,306 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Q230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Quast is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

(gymnastics move): Named after East German gymnast Ralf Quast.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,306 people named Quast in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,888 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,154.

#13,241

rank among US surnames

2,306

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,045)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772
#13,236	Banton	2,307	133,830
#13,241	Hoadley	2,306	133,888
#13,246	Yousef	2,305	133,946

Who is named Quast

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

94% of people named Quast identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Quasts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Quast
Australian actor and singer (born 1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Quast

Quist

Quast has the Soundex code Q230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Q230.

Questions

Where does the surname Quast come from?: (gymnastics move): Named after East German gymnast Ralf Quast.
How common is the surname Quast?: 2,306 people in the United States had the surname Quast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,888 Americans. It ranked 13,241st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Quast?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Quast identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Quast?: Philip Quast, Australian actor and singer (born 1957).
Where is the surname Quast most common?: Wikidata records people named Quast in Australia.
Is the surname Quast getting more or less common?: More common. 2,154 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,306 in 2010, up 7.1%.