How common is the last name Sutton?

86,836 people in the United States have the last name Sutton, about 1 in 3,442. It ranks #351 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SUTTON

#351

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
86,836
About
1 in 3,442
This common or more
28.2%
Who bears it

Of the 86,836 people with the last name Sutton, 70% reported their origin as White, 21.2% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sutton

#349 Craig · 87,675#350 Fleming · 86,848#352 Leonard · 86,736#353 Rhodes · 86,574

Spelled almost the same

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

#61,890 Sutten · 350

Also a first name

As a first name, Sutton ranks #2,956 of 53,615, with 7,619 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 2,715 births. See Sutton as a first name

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