How Many People Have the Last Name Story?

19,218

people had the surname Story in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 15,337 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,867

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

6.52

In 2010

Largest Group

83.3%

White

Change Since 2000

+1.5%

+283 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Story (83.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Story ranks #1,388. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 85.3% to 83.3%.

White 83.3%
Black 11.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%

📈 Change Since 2000

Story grew from 18,935 people in 2000 to 19,218 in 2010 (up 1.5%), and its rank fell from #1,735 to #1,867. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 7.02 to 6.52 people per 100,000.

20002010
People18,93519,218
Rank#1,735#1,867
Per 100,000 people7.026.52

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Story

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,864Hanley19,240
#1,865Arriaga19,236
#1,866Engle19,226
#1,867Story19,218
#1,868Valentin19,211
#1,869Yost19,210
#1,870Langford19,208

👤 Story as a First Name

Story is a first name too: about 2,032 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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