How common is the surname Abdon?

634 people in the United States had the surname Abdon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. It ranked 35,489th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Abdon?

In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Abdon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Abdon getting more or less common?

Less common. 635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 634 in 2010, down 0.2%.

Is Abdon also a first name?

Yes. Abdon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Abdon

A Spanish occupational surname, carried by 634 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A135

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abdon is more common than 78.1% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.

Abdon is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 634 people named Abdon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 635.

#35,489

rank among US surnames

634

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #33,830)

Who is named Abdon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

51% of people named Abdon identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Asian and Pacific Islander 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Abdon come from?: From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.
How common is the surname Abdon?: 634 people in the United States had the surname Abdon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. It ranked 35,489th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Abdon?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Abdon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
What type of surname is Abdon?: Abdon is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Abdon getting more or less common?: Less common. 635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 634 in 2010, down 0.2%.
Is Abdon also a first name?: Yes. Abdon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.