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    The surname Caron

    A surname, carried by 12,810 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C650

    Caron: #2,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Caron #2,817, 12,810 people Caron: #2,817 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Caron #2,817, 12,810 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caron is more common than 98.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,810 people named Caron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,102 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,343.

    #2,817
    rank among US surnames
    12,810
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,690)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,808Danielson12,83324,059
    #2,809Ebert12,83024,064
    #2,810Tubbs12,82824,068
    #2,811Gilchrist12,82524,074
    #2,812Cardoza12,82424,076
    #2,813Andres12,82124,081
    #2,814Willingham12,81824,087

    Who is named Caron

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

    94% of people named Caron identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Carons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Glenn Gordon Caron
      American television director, producer and writer (born 1954)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Caron

    Caron has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Caron?
    12,810 people in the United States had the surname Caron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,102 Americans. It ranked 2,817th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Caron?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Caron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Caron?
    Glenn Gordon Caron, American television director, producer and writer (born 1954).
    Where is the surname Caron most common?
    Wikidata records people named Caron in the United States.
    Is the surname Caron getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,810 in 2010, up 3.8%.