How Many People Have the Last Name Colton?
people had the surname Colton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 44,053 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+391 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Colton (81.7%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Colton ranks #3,959. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.1% to 81.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Colton grew from 6,313 people in 2000 to 6,704 in 2010 (up 6.2%), and its rank fell from #5,102 to #5,210. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.34 to 2.27 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,313 | 6,704 |
| Rank | #5,102 | #5,210 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.34 | 2.27 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Colton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Colton: C435
👤 Colton as a First Name
Colton is a first name too: about 149,750 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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