# Singleton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/singleton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 54,621 |
| US rank (2010) | 622 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,653 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (51,797 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English shyngel (“shingle”) + toun (“town”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Singleton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 46% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Singleton in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Singleton

- John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019)
- IronE Singleton, American actor
- Penny Singleton, American actress (1908-2003)
- Doris Singleton, American actress (1919-2012)
- Chris Singleton, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr., American actor
- Zutty Singleton, American jazz drummer (1898-1975)
- Eric Singleton, American rapper
- Henry Singleton, British artist (1766-1839)

## Similar surnames

Singletary, Swingle, Singley, Shingleton, Sinkler, Singhal, Shingler, Singleterry, Single, Sinclair, Sanmiguel, Shanklin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.