How Many People Have the Last Name Johnston?
people had the surname Johnston in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,245 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
White
Change Since 2000
+2,438 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Johnston (91.6%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Johnston ranks #167. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Johnston grew from 128,935 people in 2000 to 131,373 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #207 to #225. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 47.8 to 44.54 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 128,935 | 131,373 |
| Rank | #207 | #225 |
| Per 100,000 people | 47.8 | 44.54 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Johnston
👤 Johnston as a First Name
Johnston is a first name too: about 416 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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