How common is the surname Colon?

67,338 people in the United States had the surname Colon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,585 Americans. It ranked 497th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colon?

Willie Colón, American musician, followed by Liza Colón-Zayas.

Where is the surname Colon most common?

Wikidata records people named Colon in the United States.

Is the surname Colon getting more or less common?

More common. 55,512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 67,338 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Colon

A surname, carried by 67,338 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colon is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish surname, variant of Colón. Also Castilianized form of Colom.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 67,338 people named Colon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,585 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 55,512.

#497

rank among US surnames

67,338

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+21.3%

change since 2000 (was #539)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#488	Barton	68,233	4,525
#489	Schroeder	67,977	4,542
#490	Maxwell	67,961	4,543
#491	Waters	67,929	4,545
#492	Logan	67,909	4,546
#493	Camacho	67,893	4,548
#494	Strickland	67,769	4,556

Who is named Colon

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

90% of people named Colon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Colons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Willie Colón
American musician, 1950–2026
Liza Colón-Zayas
American actress, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colon

Colon has the Soundex code C450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C450.

Questions

Where does the surname Colon come from?: Spanish surname, variant of Colón. Also Castilianized form of Colom.
How common is the surname Colon?: 67,338 people in the United States had the surname Colon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,585 Americans. It ranked 497th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colon?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Colon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colon?: Willie Colón, American musician, followed by Liza Colón-Zayas.
Where is the surname Colon most common?: Wikidata records people named Colon in the United States.
Is the surname Colon getting more or less common?: More common. 55,512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 67,338 in 2010, up 21%.