How Many People Have the Last Name Preston?
people had the surname Preston in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,227 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
+1,517 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Preston (73.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 20.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Preston ranks #535. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.2% to 73.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Preston grew from 45,850 people in 2000 to 47,367 in 2010 (up 3.3%), and its rank fell from #681 to #736. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 17 to 16.06 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 45,850 | 47,367 |
| Rank | #681 | #736 |
| Per 100,000 people | 17 | 16.06 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Preston
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Preston: P623
👤 Preston as a First Name
Preston is a first name too: about 104,432 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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