Explore the Family Name Caston

The meaning of Caston

English (Norfolk): habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Caston, from an unattested Old English personal name Catt or the Old Norse personal name Káti + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’. Alternatively, sometimes a topographic name of Norman origin for someone who lived by a notable tree, from Anglo-Norman French casteyn ‘chestnut tree’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Caston saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 8977th most popular, but by 2010, it had dropped to 9165th; this represents a decrease of 2.09%. However, the number of individuals with the Caston surname rose from 3349 in 2000 to 3561 in 2010, an increase of 6.33%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly, from 1.24 to 1.21, indicating a -2.42% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,977	#9,165	-2.09%
Count	3,349	3,561	6.33%
Proportion per 100k	1.24	1.21	-2.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caston

Ethnic identity trends among those with the Caston surname also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was an 88.89% increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and a 69.80% increase in those identifying with two or more races. The proportion of individuals identifying as White saw a decrease of 7.53%, while the percentage identifying as Black increased slightly by 2.43%. Individuals identifying as Hispanic increased by 54.34%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased significantly by 52.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.57%	54.87%	2.43%
White	42.61%	39.4%	-7.53%
Hispanic	1.73%	2.67%	54.34%
Two or More Races	1.49%	2.53%	69.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.18%	0.34%	88.89%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.42%	0.2%	-52.38%