# Weston (surname)

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

An English and Scottish habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,637 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,380 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,043 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (24,679 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɛstən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English west (“west”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Weston 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) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Weston in the United States and Brazil.

## People named Weston

- Edward Weston, American photographer (1886–1958)
- Michael Weston, American actor
- Celia Weston, American actress (1951-)
- Jonny Weston, American actor
- Randy Weston, American jazz pianist (1926–2018)
- Jack Weston, American actor (1924–1996)
- Kim Weston, American soul singer
- Tatiana Weston-Webb, Brazilian surfer
- Maria Weston Chapman, American abolitionist (1806–1885)
- Bob Weston, American musician and audio engineer
- Christine Weston Chandler, American artist and internet personality
- Brett Weston, American photographer (1911-1993)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Whiston, Westmoreland, Westman, Westendorf, Westmorland, Wisdom, Wightman, Wigton.

## 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.