How common is the surname Stanton?

35,997 people in the United States had the surname Stanton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,577 Americans. It ranked 968th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stanton?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902), followed by Harry Dean Stanton.

Where is the surname Stanton most common?

Wikidata records people named Stanton in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Stanton?

Stanton is /ˈstæntən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Stanton getting more or less common?

More common. 34,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,997 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Stanton also a first name?

Yes. Stanton 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 Stanton

A place surname, carried by 35,997 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈstæntən/ 2 syllables Soundex S353 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). Stanton is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A habitational surname from either of these places

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 35,997 people named Stanton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,577 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 34,812.

#968

rank among US surnames

35,997

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #909)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#959	Maddox	36,250	8,517
#960	Vo	36,236	8,520
#961	O'Connell	36,194	8,530
#962	Vu	36,179	8,534
#963	Andersen	36,150	8,541
#964	Spence	36,129	8,546
#965	McPherson	36,125	8,547

Who is named Stanton

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

83% of people named Stanton identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stantons

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902)
Harry Dean Stanton
American actor (1926–2017)
Andrew Stanton
American animator, film director and screenwriter (born 1965)
Edwin M. Stanton
American lawyer and politician (1814–1869)
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971)
Giancarlo Stanton
American baseball player (born 1989)
Greg Stanton
American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
Richard Stanton
Actor, film director (1876-1956)
Brandon Stanton
American photographer, born 1984
Robert Stanton
American actor, born 1963
Gregory Stanton
American academic and activist, born 1947
Stephen Stanton
American voice actor, born 1961

Notable Stantons come mostly from the United States (21), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Stanton

Stanton has the Soundex code S353, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S353.

Questions

How common is the surname Stanton?: 35,997 people in the United States had the surname Stanton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,577 Americans. It ranked 968th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stanton?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Stanton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stanton?: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist (1815–1902), followed by Harry Dean Stanton.
Where is the surname Stanton most common?: Wikidata records people named Stanton in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Stanton?: Stanton is /ˈstæntən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Stanton?: Stanton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Stanton getting more or less common?: More common. 34,812 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 35,997 in 2010, up 3.4%.
Is Stanton also a first name?: Yes. Stanton 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.