How common is the surname Balogun?

1,241 people in the United States had the surname Balogun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Balogun?

Folarin Balogun, American footballer (born 2001).

Where is the surname Balogun most common?

Wikidata records people named Balogun in the United States.

Is the surname Balogun getting more or less common?

More common. 647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, up 92%.

The surname Balogun

A Yoruba surname, carried by 1,241 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balogun is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

Yoruba origin

From Yoruba Balógun.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,241 people named Balogun in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 647.

#21,157

rank among US surnames

1,241

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+91.8%

change since 2000 (was #33,292)

Who is named Balogun

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

97% of people named Balogun identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 97%
Two or more races 1.5%
White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Baloguns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Folarin Balogun
American footballer (born 2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Balogun

Balcom

Balogun has the Soundex code B425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B425.

Questions

Where does the surname Balogun come from?: From Yoruba Balógun.
How common is the surname Balogun?: 1,241 people in the United States had the surname Balogun in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Balogun?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Balogun identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Balogun?: Folarin Balogun, American footballer (born 2001).
Where is the surname Balogun most common?: Wikidata records people named Balogun in the United States.
Is the surname Balogun getting more or less common?: More common. 647 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, up 92%.