How common is the last name Johnston?

126,068 people in the United States have the last name Johnston, about 1 in 2,371. It ranks #237 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JOHNSTON

#237

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
126,068
About
1 in 2,371
This common or more
24.2%
Who bears it

Of the 126,068 people with the last name Johnston, 88.3% reported their origin as White, 3.9% as two or more races and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Johnston

#235 Perkins · 126,147#236 Richards · 126,138#238 Santiago · 125,697#239 Contreras · 125,396

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Johnston, most common first.

#4,782 Johnstone · 7,176#59,236 Johnstun · 369#107,521 Johnstad · 176#121,361 Jonston · 150

Also a first name

As a first name, Johnston ranks #18,988 of 53,615, with 563 people. See Johnston as a first name

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