How common is the surname Rustin?

1,784 people in the United States had the surname Rustin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,064 Americans. It ranked 16,191st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rustin?

Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (1912–1987).

Where is the surname Rustin most common?

Wikidata records people named Rustin in the United States.

Is the surname Rustin getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,784 in 2010, down 17%.

The surname Rustin

A surname, carried by 1,784 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rustin is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,784 people named Rustin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 173,064 Americans. That is down 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,155.

#16,191

rank among US surnames

1,784

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-17.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,040)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,188	Pidgeon	1,785	172,967
#16,191	Paolucci	1,784	173,064
#16,195	Pincus	1,783	173,161

Who is named Rustin

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

69% of people named Rustin identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.1%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rustins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist (1912–1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rustin

Rushton

Rustin has the Soundex code R235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R235.

Questions

How common is the surname Rustin?: 1,784 people in the United States had the surname Rustin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 173,064 Americans. It ranked 16,191st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rustin?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Rustin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rustin?: Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (1912–1987).
Where is the surname Rustin most common?: Wikidata records people named Rustin in the United States.
Is the surname Rustin getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,155 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,784 in 2010, down 17%.