How Many People Have the Last Name Austin?

119,706

people had the surname Austin in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 2,464 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#253

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

40.58

In 2010

Largest Group

67.5%

White

Change Since 2000

+5.8%

+6,546 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Austin (67.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 26%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Austin ranks #184. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 69.6% to 67.5%.

White 67.5%
Black 26%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8%

📈 Change Since 2000

Austin grew from 113,160 people in 2000 to 119,706 in 2010 (up 5.8%), and its rank fell from #241 to #253. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 41.95 to 40.58 people per 100,000.

20002010
People113,160119,706
Rank#241#253
Per 100,000 people41.9540.58

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Austin

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#250Morrison121,130
#251Franklin120,621
#252Carlson120,552
#253Austin119,706
#254Dominguez119,304
#255Carr119,076
#256Lawson119,053

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Austin: A235

👤 Austin as a First Name

Austin is a first name too: about 419,092 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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