How common is the surname Yost?

19,210 people in the United States had the surname Yost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,072 Americans. It ranked 1,869th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Yost?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Yost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Yost?

David Yost, American actor (born 1969), followed by Christopher Lee Yost.

Where is the surname Yost most common?

Wikidata records people named Yost in the United States.

Is the surname Yost getting more or less common?

More common. 18,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,210 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Yost

A surname, carried by 19,210 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Y230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yost is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,210 people named Yost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,072 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,959.

#1,869

rank among US surnames

19,210

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,733)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,860	Roland	19,311	15,988
#1,861	Aranda	19,298	15,999
#1,862	McCracken	19,287	16,008
#1,863	Hyatt	19,280	16,014
#1,864	Hanley	19,240	16,047
#1,865	Arriaga	19,236	16,050
#1,866	Engle	19,226	16,059

Who is named Yost

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

95% of people named Yost identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Yosts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Yost
American actor (born 1969)
Christopher Lee Yost
American comics and screenwriter, born 1973
Herbert Yost
American actor (1879–1945)
Ned Yost
American baseball manager and former player, born 1954

Questions

How common is the surname Yost?: 19,210 people in the United States had the surname Yost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,072 Americans. It ranked 1,869th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yost?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Yost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Yost?: David Yost, American actor (born 1969), followed by Christopher Lee Yost.
Where is the surname Yost most common?: Wikidata records people named Yost in the United States.
Is the surname Yost getting more or less common?: More common. 18,959 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,210 in 2010, up 1.3%.