How common is the surname Sebastian?

13,934 people in the United States had the surname Sebastian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,158 Americans. It ranked 2,586th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sebastian?

In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sebastian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sebastian?

Guy Sebastian, Australian singer-songwriter, followed by Cuthbert Sebastian.

Where is the surname Sebastian most common?

Wikidata records people named Sebastian in the United States, Argentina and Malaysia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Sebastian getting more or less common?

More common. 10,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,934 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Sebastian also a first name?

Yes. Sebastian is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Sebastian

A surname, carried by 13,934 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S123 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sebastian is more common than 98.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,934 people named Sebastian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,158 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,878.

#2,586

rank among US surnames

13,934

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+28.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,055)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,577	Satterfield	14,023	22,017
#2,578	Early	14,014	22,031
#2,579	Moua	14,013	22,033
#2,580	Heck	13,995	22,061
#2,581	Fairchild	13,993	22,064
#2,583	Ouellette	13,984	22,078
#2,584	Beam	13,972	22,097

Who is named Sebastian

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

52% of people named Sebastian identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27%
Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sebastians

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Guy Sebastian
Australian singer-songwriter, born 1981
Cuthbert Sebastian
British Colonial governor (1921-2017)
John Sebastian
American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)
Dorothy Sebastian
American actress (1903-1957)
Toby Sebastian
British actor and musician, born 1992
William K. Sebastian
American politician (1812-1865)
Charles E. Sebastian
American mayor, 1873–1929
Julia Sebastián
Argentinian swimmer, born 1993
Diego Schwartzman
Argentine tennis player (born 1992)

Notable Sebastians come mostly from the United States (5), Argentina (2) and Malaysia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sebastian

Sebesta

Sebastian has the Soundex code S123, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S123.

Questions

How common is the surname Sebastian?: 13,934 people in the United States had the surname Sebastian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,158 Americans. It ranked 2,586th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sebastian?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sebastian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sebastian?: Guy Sebastian, Australian singer-songwriter, followed by Cuthbert Sebastian.
Where is the surname Sebastian most common?: Wikidata records people named Sebastian in the United States, Argentina and Malaysia and 1 other country.
Is the surname Sebastian getting more or less common?: More common. 10,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,934 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Sebastian also a first name?: Yes. Sebastian is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.