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

Dustin, 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 Dustin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dustin in America

Dustin is the 9961st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dustin surname appeared 3,240 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 Dustin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dustin 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 Dustin

The surname Dustin has its origins in England, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English word "dusting," which referred to a person who worked as a duster or cleaner of homes and buildings. The name may also have been a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a dusty or chalky area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dustin can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which list a Robert Dustin in Oxfordshire. The Subsidy Rolls of 1327 also mention a John Dustyn in Somerset. These early references suggest that the name was well-established in various parts of England by the late medieval period.

In the 16th century, the name Dustin appeared in various forms, such as Dustyn,Dustyne, and Duston. Some historians believe that the latter spelling may have been influenced by the village of Duston near Northampton, which could have been the original place of origin for some Dustin families.

Notable historical figures with the surname Dustin include William Dustin (c. 1619-1694), an English colonist who settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and whose family was famously taken captive by Native Americans during King William's War in 1697. Another early American bearer of the name was Thomas Dustin (c. 1654-1694), who fought in King Philip's War and later became a prominent landowner in Haverhill.

In later centuries, several Dustins made their mark in various fields. John Dustin (1738-1820) was a prominent American Revolutionary War soldier from New Hampshire. William Creswell Dustin (1832-1895) was a successful lawyer and politician in Ohio, serving as the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives. Arthur Dustin (1876-1941) was a British actor and playwright known for his work on the London stage in the early 20th century.

Other notable individuals with the surname Dustin include Sir Alfred Dustin (1892-1970), a British civil servant and diplomat who served as the Governor of British Guiana (now Guyana) from 1954 to 1959, and Michael Dustin (born 1959), an American immunologist and professor at Harvard University.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dustin

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

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 Dustin 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 Dustin 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 Dustin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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