How common is the surname Weston?

25,637 people in the United States had the surname Weston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,043 Americans. It ranked 1,380th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Weston?

Edward Weston, American photographer (1886–1958), followed by Michael Weston.

Where is the surname Weston most common?

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

How do you pronounce Weston?

Weston is /ˈwɛstən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Weston getting more or less common?

More common. 24,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,637 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Weston

An English place surname, carried by 25,637 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɛstən/ 2 syllables Soundex W235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weston is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Weston 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 25,637 people named Weston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,043 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,679.

#1,380

rank among US surnames

25,637

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,308)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,371	Simons	25,755	11,988
#1,372	Quezada	25,752	11,989
#1,373	Ott	25,738	11,996
#1,374	Ocampo	25,720	12,004
#1,375	Aviles	25,716	12,006
#1,376	Nieto	25,701	12,013
#1,377	Ervin	25,698	12,014

Who is named Weston

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

71% of people named Weston identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westons

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Weston
American photographer (1886–1958)
Michael Weston
American actor, born 1973
Celia Weston
American actress (1951-)
Jonny Weston
American actor, born 1988
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist (1926–2018)
Jack Weston
American actor (1924–1996)
Kim Weston
American soul singer, born 1939
Tatiana Weston-Webb
Brazilian surfer, born 1996
Maria Weston Chapman
American abolitionist (1806–1885)
Bob Weston
American musician and audio engineer, born 1965
Christine Weston Chandler
American artist and internet personality, born 1982
Brett Weston
American photographer (1911-1993)

Notable Westons come mostly from the United States (12) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Weston

Weston has the Soundex code W235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W235.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Weston come from?: From Old English west (“west”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Weston?: 25,637 people in the United States had the surname Weston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,043 Americans. It ranked 1,380th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weston?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Weston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Weston?: Edward Weston, American photographer (1886–1958), followed by Michael Weston.
Where is the surname Weston most common?: Wikidata records people named Weston in the United States and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Weston?: Weston is /ˈwɛstən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Weston?: Weston is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Weston getting more or less common?: More common. 24,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,637 in 2010, up 3.9%.