How Many People Have the Last Name Charleston?

3,346

people had the surname Charleston in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 88,496 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#9,695

Tied with 2 others

Per 100,000 People

1.13

In 2010

Largest Group

61.7%

Black

Change Since 2000

+11.5%

+346 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Charleston (61.7%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 30.3%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Charleston ranks #275. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 33.2% to 30.3%.

White 30.3%
Black 61.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%

See the most common African American last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Charleston grew from 3,000 people in 2000 to 3,346 in 2010 (up 11.5%), and its rank rose from #9,927 to #9,695.

20002010
People3,0003,346
Rank#9,927#9,695
Per 100,000 people1.111.13

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Charleston

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#9,692Castello3,347
#9,692Geis3,347
#9,692Meekins3,347
#9,695Rachal3,346
#9,695Stanfill3,346
#9,695Charleston3,346
#9,698Brough3,345

👤 Charleston as a First Name

Charleston is a first name too: about 3,565 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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