How Common Is the Last Name Alston?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Alston today

33,984

Ranked #1,148 of 162,254 published surnames · 10.41 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 30,693 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

13.76%

Black

79.83%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.22%

Hispanic

2.51%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.