How Many People Have the Last Name Alton?
people had the surname Alton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 64,516 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+361 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alton (84.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6%, are Hispanic or Latino. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Alton ranks #5,626. From 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 2.5% to 6%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 87.5% to 84.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Alton grew from 4,204 people in 2000 to 4,565 in 2010 (up 8.6%), and its rank rose from #7,307 to #7,305. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.56 to 1.55 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,204 | 4,565 |
| Rank | #7,307 | #7,305 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.56 | 1.55 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alton: A435
👤 Alton as a First Name
Alton is a first name too: about 21,420 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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