How rare is the last name Staten?

7,200 people in the United States have the last name Staten, about 1 in 41,514. It ranks #4,760 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

STATEN

#4,760

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,200
About
1 in 41,514
This common or more
57.9%
Who bears it

Of the 7,200 people with the last name Staten, 48.5% reported their origin as Black, 43.5% as White and 4.4% 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 Staten

1 other last name also has 7,200 people.

#4,760 Dhillon · 7,200

Either side of Staten

#4,759 Holloman · 7,202#4,760 Dhillon · 7,200#4,762 Flanigan · 7,197#4,763 Jenks · 7,196

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,604 Staton · 13,535

Also a first name

As a first name, Staten ranks #46,195 of 53,615, with 145 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 27 births. See Staten as a first name

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