Explore the Family Name Leston

The meaning of Leston

1. Galician (Lestón): habitational name from any of the four places called Lestó in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain). 2. English: perhaps a habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English lēg ‘beacon fire’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Ernesto, Evaristo, Faustino, Josefa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Leston has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Leston ranked 59,611 in popularity and had a count of 317, or 0.12 per 100k. By 2010, its rank had declined to 69,170 and the count dropped to 284, or 0.1 per 100k. This shows a change of -16.04% in rank and a -10.41% decrease in the count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#69,170	-16.04%
Count	317	284	-10.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leston

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Leston also experienced some shifts during this decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Leston surname identified as White (60.88%), followed by Hispanic (31.23%), Black (4.10%), and those identifying as two or more races (2.21%). By 2010, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic and Black, rising to 37.32% and 5.28% respectively. The percentage identifying as White decreased to 53.52%. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in either 2000 or 2010, while a small proportion (1.76%) identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	60.88%	53.52%	-12.09%
Hispanic	31.23%	37.32%	19.5%
Black	4.1%	5.28%	28.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.21%	0%	0%