Explore the Family Name Auton

How common is the last name Auton in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Auton has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,824, but by 2010 it had moved up in rank to 26,189, marking a 9.14% increase. The count of people with the Auton surname also saw a significant rise during this period, from 777 in 2000 to 934 in 2010 — a jump of 20.21%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Auton per 100k population also increased by 10.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,824	#26,189	9.14%
Count	777	934	20.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.32	10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Auton

Looking at the ethnic identity distribution for the surname Auton, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some remarkable shifts from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, going from 0.64% to 1.39%. Those identifying as having two or more races saw a modest increase, from 1.16% to 1.50%. The proportion of White individuals decreased slightly from 94.59% to 89.83%. The Hispanic and Black percentages both showed substantial increases, with the Hispanic representation almost doubling from 1.29% to 2.68%, and the Black percentage nearly tripling from 1.29% to 3.64%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a small decrease, from 1.03% to 0.96%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	89.83%	-5.03%
Black	1.29%	3.64%	182.17%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.68%	107.75%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.5%	29.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	1.39%	117.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.03%	0.96%	-6.8%