How common is the surname Walston?

5,721 people in the United States had the surname Walston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,967 Americans. It ranked 6,011th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Walston?

Ray Walston, American actor (1914–2001).

Where is the surname Walston most common?

Wikidata records people named Walston in the United States.

Is the surname Walston getting more or less common?

More common. 5,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,721 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Walston

A surname, carried by 5,721 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Walston is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,721 people named Walston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,967 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,473.

#6,011

rank among US surnames

5,721

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,786)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,005	Hatchett	5,726	53,920
#6,008	Nestor	5,723	53,948
#6,010	Nicholls	5,722	53,958
#6,011	Walston	5,721	53,967
#6,012	Voorhees	5,720	53,976
#6,015	Scheer	5,719	53,986

Who is named Walston

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

74% of people named Walston identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Walstons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ray Walston
American actor (1914–2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Walston

Walston has the Soundex code W423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W423.

Questions

How common is the surname Walston?: 5,721 people in the United States had the surname Walston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,967 Americans. It ranked 6,011th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Walston?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Walston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Walston?: Ray Walston, American actor (1914–2001).
Where is the surname Walston most common?: Wikidata records people named Walston in the United States.
Is the surname Walston getting more or less common?: More common. 5,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,721 in 2010, up 4.5%.