Surname Checker / Johnston
How Common Is the Last Name Johnston?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Johnston today
145,459
Ranked #225 of 162,254 published surnames · 44.54 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 131,373 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
91.62%
Black
2.41%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.68%
Hispanic
2.62%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.