Find out how popular the last name Caston is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Caston.

Caston, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Caston surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caston in America

Caston is the 9165th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caston surname appeared 3,561 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Caston.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caston to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Caston

The surname Caston is of English origin, emerging in the early medieval period around the 11th century. It is derived from the Old English words "cæster" or "cæstir," which refer to a Roman fortified town or a walled city. This suggests that the name originally denoted someone who lived in or near a fortified settlement or town.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Caston can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of landowners and their holdings commissioned by William the Conqueror. The Domesday Book mentions individuals with the name Caston residing in various parts of England, primarily in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Caston appeared in various historical records, such as the Pipe Rolls of Hertfordshire (1195), which listed a person named Adam de Caston. The name also appeared in the Feet of Fines for Essex (1310), which recorded a land transaction involving a William de Caston.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Caston was Sir John Caston, a prominent nobleman who lived in the 14th century. He held significant landholdings in Norfolk and served as a knight in the service of King Edward III during the Hundred Years' War.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named William Caxton (c. 1422-1492) emerged as a merchant, writer, and most importantly, the first English printer to introduce the printing press to England. He is credited with publishing the first book printed in English, "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye," in 1475.

Another individual of note was Sir William Caston (1572-1645), an English soldier and politician who served as a Member of Parliament and fought in the English Civil War on the side of the Parliamentarians.

During the 17th century, the surname Caston was also found in the New World, with records showing individuals bearing the name among the early settlers in the American colonies, such as John Caston, who settled in Virginia in 1635.

Throughout history, the surname Caston has been subject to various spelling variations, including Caston, Castin, Casston, and Castun, reflecting the evolution of language and regional dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caston

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Caston.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Caston was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Caston has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Caston was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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