How common is the surname Bohannon?

9,663 people in the United States had the surname Bohannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,951 Americans. It ranked 3,677th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bohannon?

Hamilton Bohannon, American drummer, band leader, percussionist, record producer and songwriter (1942–2020), followed by Etdrick Bohannon.

Where is the surname Bohannon most common?

Wikidata records people named Bohannon in the United States.

Is the surname Bohannon getting more or less common?

More common. 9,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,663 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Bohannon

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 9,663 people in the United States.

3 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). Bohannon is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).

Bohannon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,663 people named Bohannon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,951 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,473.

#3,677

rank among US surnames

9,663

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #3,450)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,673	Kohn	9,701	31,826
#3,674	Legg	9,671	31,925
#3,676	Harder	9,665	31,945
#3,677	Bohannon	9,663	31,951

Who is named Bohannon

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

81% of people named Bohannon identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bohannons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hamilton Bohannon
American drummer, band leader, percussionist, record producer and songwriter (1942–2020)
Etdrick Bohannon
American basketball player (born 1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Bohannon

Bohannon has the Soundex code B550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B550.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bohannon come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).
How common is the surname Bohannon?: 9,663 people in the United States had the surname Bohannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,951 Americans. It ranked 3,677th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bohannon?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bohannon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bohannon?: Hamilton Bohannon, American drummer, band leader, percussionist, record producer and songwriter (1942–2020), followed by Etdrick Bohannon.
Where is the surname Bohannon most common?: Wikidata records people named Bohannon in the United States.
What type of surname is Bohannon?: Bohannon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Bohannon getting more or less common?: More common. 9,473 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,663 in 2010, up 2.0%.
What are other spellings of Bohannon?: Bohanan, Bohannan and Bohanon.