Explore the Family Name Haston

The meaning of Haston

1. English: habitational name from Haston in Shropshire. The placename probably derives from Old English hēafod ‘head’ + stān ‘stone’. 2. English: from the Norman personal name Hasten; see Hasting. 3. Scottish: habitational name from Hestan in Rerrick (Kirkcudbrightshire).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Haston' has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. During that decade, the rank of the name moved from 17,781 to a slightly more popular 17,072, reflecting a change of 3.99 percent. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,452 to 1,663, marking a notable growth of 14.53 percent. The proportion of people named Haston per 100k in the population slightly increased as well by 3.7 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,781	#17,072	3.99%
Count	1,452	1,663	14.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.56	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haston

In terms of ethnic identity, several shifts were observed from 2000 to 2010. Data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the percentage of Hastons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled, going from 0.48% to 0.90%. Those claiming two or more ethnicities increased modestly from 2.20% to 2.53%. However, the percentage of Hastons identifying as White decreased by 4.60%, from 80.30% to 76.61%. Meanwhile, there has been an increase in the Hispanic and Black Haston populations, rising from 1.17% to 1.98% and from 15.36% to 17.62% respectively. But the American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a decrease from 0.48% to 0.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.3%	76.61%	-4.6%
Black	15.36%	17.62%	14.71%
Two or More Races	2.2%	2.53%	15%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.98%	69.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0.9%	87.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.48%	0.36%	-25%