How common is the surname Singleton?

54,621 people in the United States had the surname Singleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,653 Americans. It ranked 622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Singleton?

John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019), followed by IronE Singleton.

Where is the surname Singleton most common?

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

Is the surname Singleton getting more or less common?

More common. 51,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,621 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Singleton

An English place surname, carried by 54,621 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Singleton is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 54,621 people named Singleton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,653 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 51,797.

#622

rank among US surnames

54,621

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #584)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#613	Rocha	55,251	5,588
#614	Cameron	55,240	5,589
#615	Jefferson	55,179	5,595
#616	Hood	55,174	5,596
#617	Monroe	55,136	5,600
#618	Anthony	55,114	5,602
#619	Pittman	55,021	5,611

Who is named Singleton

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

49% of people named Singleton identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Singletons

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Singleton
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019)
IronE Singleton
American actor, born 1975
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, born 1967
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer (1898-1975)
Eric Singleton
American rapper, born 1968
Henry Singleton
British artist (1766-1839)

Notable Singletons come mostly from the United States (8) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Singleton

Singleton has the Soundex code S524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S524.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Singleton come from?: From Middle English shyngel (“shingle”) + toun (“town”).
How common is the surname Singleton?: 54,621 people in the United States had the surname Singleton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,653 Americans. It ranked 622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Singleton?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Singleton identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Singleton?: John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019), followed by IronE Singleton.
Where is the surname Singleton most common?: Wikidata records people named Singleton in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Singleton?: Singleton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Singleton getting more or less common?: More common. 51,797 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 54,621 in 2010, up 5.5%.