How common is the surname Condon?

13,109 people in the United States had the surname Condon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,552 Americans. It ranked 2,752nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Condon?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Condon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Condon?

Bill Condon, American film director, followed by Edward Condon.

Where is the surname Condon most common?

Wikidata records people named Condon in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Condon getting more or less common?

More common. 12,690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,109 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Condon

An Irish surname, carried by 13,109 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Condon is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Condún.

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 13,109 people named Condon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,552 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,690.

#2,752

rank among US surnames

13,109

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,620)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,743	Leavitt	13,133	23,509
#2,745	Ely	13,130	23,515
#2,746	Martino	13,128	23,518
#2,747	Lance	13,122	23,529
#2,748	DuBose	13,120	23,532
#2,749	Redd	13,119	23,534
#2,750	Pringle	13,115	23,541

Who is named Condon

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

93% of people named Condon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Condons

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Condon
American film director, born 1955
Edward Condon
American physicist (1902-1974)
John Condon
Boxer, 1889–1919
Richard Condon
American political novelist (1915–1996)
Jackie Condon
American actor (1918–1977)
Mike Condon
American ice hockey player, born 1990
Francis Condon
American politician (1891-1965)

Notable Condons come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

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Surnames that sound like Condon

Contino

Condon has the Soundex code C535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C535.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Condon come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Condún.
How common is the surname Condon?: 13,109 people in the United States had the surname Condon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,552 Americans. It ranked 2,752nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Condon?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Condon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Condon?: Bill Condon, American film director, followed by Edward Condon.
Where is the surname Condon most common?: Wikidata records people named Condon in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Condon getting more or less common?: More common. 12,690 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,109 in 2010, up 3.3%.