The Justin Last Name

Families named Justin carry an English surname with a long history. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Justin (the just)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name. Related forms include Justen and Justyn.

The 2010 US Census counted 3,109 people named Justin, ranking it number 10,369 among American surnames. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Between 1891 and 2000, 2,220 babies born in France were registered as Justin, with the most births in 1961–1970. There were 93 such births in the 1890s and 237 in the 1990s.

Sharing the Justin name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families. Want more than a summary? See the Justin family name pack.