How common is the surname Staton?

14,413 people in the United States had the surname Staton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,421 Americans. It ranked 2,514th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Staton?

Aaron Staton, American actor, followed by Candi Staton.

Where is the surname Staton most common?

Wikidata records people named Staton in the United States.

Is the surname Staton getting more or less common?

More common. 13,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,413 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Staton

An English surname, carried by 14,413 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S335

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Staton is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

*Literally meaning "town on a stony ground." From Old English stan (“stone”) + tūn (“town”).

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 14,413 people named Staton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,421 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,898.

#2,514

rank among US surnames

14,413

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,388)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,505	Coles	14,449	21,368
#2,507	Starnes	14,442	21,378
#2,508	Randle	14,437	21,386
#2,509	Reardon	14,435	21,389
#2,510	Coughlin	14,434	21,390
#2,511	Vick	14,421	21,409
#2,512	Jacques	14,417	21,415

Who is named Staton

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

66% of people named Staton identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Statons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aaron Staton
American actor, born 1980
Candi Staton
American singer–songwriter (born 1940)
Dakota Staton
American jazz vocalist (1930-2007)
Matt Bomer
American actor, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Statton

Surnames that sound like Staton

Staton has the Soundex code S335, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S335.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Staton come from?: *Literally meaning "town on a stony ground." From Old English stan (“stone”) + tūn (“town”).
How common is the surname Staton?: 14,413 people in the United States had the surname Staton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,421 Americans. It ranked 2,514th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Staton?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Staton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Staton?: Aaron Staton, American actor, followed by Candi Staton.
Where is the surname Staton most common?: Wikidata records people named Staton in the United States.
Is the surname Staton getting more or less common?: More common. 13,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,413 in 2010, up 3.7%.
What are other spellings of Staton?: Statton.