How common is the last name Winston?

20,691 people in the United States have the last name Winston, about 1 in 14,446. It ranks #1,697 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

WINSTON

#1,697

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
20,691
About
1 in 14,446
This common or more
45.9%
Who bears it

Of the 20,691 people with the last name Winston, 59.7% reported their origin as Black, 29.3% as White and 6.2% 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 Winston

1 other last name also has 20,691 people.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Winston ranks #1,408 of 53,615, with 24,635 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2019, with 866 births. See Winston as a first name

Compare