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    The surname Chon

    A surname, carried by 3,643 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex C500

    Chon: #8,981 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Chon #8,981, 3,643 people Chon: #8,981 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chon #8,981, 3,643 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chon is more common than 94.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,643 people named Chon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,750 Americans. That is down 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,857.

    #8,981
    rank among US surnames
    3,643
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.5%
    change since 2000 (was #7,958)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,975Bresnahan3,64684,681
    #8,977Chandra3,64584,704
    #8,980Hartin3,64484,727
    #8,981Northern3,64384,750
    #8,985Trigg3,64284,774
    #8,986Helsel3,64184,797
    #8,989Morman3,64084,820

    Who is named Chon

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

    90% of people named Chon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Chons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Justin Chon
      American actor, born 1981

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Chon

    Chon has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Chon?
    3,643 people in the United States had the surname Chon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,750 Americans. It ranked 8,981st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chon?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Chon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Chon?
    Justin Chon, American actor.
    Where is the surname Chon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chon in the United States.
    Is the surname Chon getting more or less common?
    Less common. 3,857 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,643 in 2010, down 5.5%.