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The surname Bon

A surname, carried by 1,123 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B500

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bon is more common than 85.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,123 people named Bon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,929 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 957.

#22,809
rank among US surnames
1,123
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+17.3%
change since 2000 (was #24,491)

Who is named Bon

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

52% of people named Bon identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • White (not Hispanic) 52%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bon

Bon has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Questions

How common is the surname Bon?
1,123 people in the United States had the surname Bon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,929 Americans. It ranked 22,809th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bon?
In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Bon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Bon getting more or less common?
More common. 957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,123 in 2010, up 17%.