How common is the surname Binion?

3,581 people in the United States had the surname Binion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,218 Americans. It ranked 9,119th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Binion?

Joe Binion, American basketball player (born 1961), followed by Benny Binion.

Where is the surname Binion most common?

Wikidata records people named Binion in the United States.

Is the surname Binion getting more or less common?

More common. 3,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,581 in 2010, up 9.9%.

The surname Binion

A surname, carried by 3,581 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Binion is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,581 people named Binion in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,218 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,259.

#9,119

rank among US surnames

3,581

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,205)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,114	Sankey	3,584	86,146
#9,117	Privett	3,583	86,170
#9,118	Berard	3,582	86,194
#9,119	Beene	3,581	86,218
#9,122	McAdoo	3,580	86,242

Who is named Binion

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

52% of people named Binion identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Binions

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Binion
American basketball player (born 1961)
Benny Binion
American gambling icon (1904–1989)

Questions

How common is the surname Binion?: 3,581 people in the United States had the surname Binion in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,218 Americans. It ranked 9,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Binion?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Binion identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Binion?: Joe Binion, American basketball player (born 1961), followed by Benny Binion.
Where is the surname Binion most common?: Wikidata records people named Binion in the United States.
Is the surname Binion getting more or less common?: More common. 3,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,581 in 2010, up 9.9%.