How Many People Have the Last Name Alston?
people had the surname Alston in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,606 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+2,604 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alston (79.8%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 13.8%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Alston ranks #13. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Alston grew from 28,089 people in 2000 to 30,693 in 2010 (up 9.3%), and its rank fell from #1,140 to #1,148.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 28,089 | 30,693 |
| Rank | #1,140 | #1,148 |
| Per 100,000 people | 10.41 | 10.41 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alston
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alston: A423
👤 Alston as a First Name
Alston is a first name too: about 2,096 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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