How common is the last name Alston?

28,708 people in the United States have the last name Alston, about 1 in 10,412. It ranks #1,203 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

ALSTON

#1,203

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
28,708
About
1 in 10,412
This common or more
41.9%
Who bears it

Of the 28,708 people with the last name Alston, 77% reported their origin as Black, 13.7% as White and 5.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Alston

1 other last name also has 28,708 people.

#1,203 Rodrigues · 28,708

Either side of Alston

#1,201 Elder · 28,711#1,201 Mayfield · 28,711#1,203 Rodrigues · 28,708#1,205 Connolly · 28,669

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Alston, most common first.

#49,315 Allston · 461

Also a first name

As a first name, Alston ranks #7,316 of 53,615, with 2,096 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2017, with 70 births. See Alston as a first name

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