How common is the surname Cone?

9,935 people in the United States had the surname Cone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,077 Americans. It ranked 3,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cone?

Cindy Parlow Cone, American soccer player, coach, and executive, followed by Carin Cone.

Where is the surname Cone most common?

Wikidata records people named Cone in the United States.

Is the surname Cone getting more or less common?

More common. 9,824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,935 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Cone

A surname, carried by 9,935 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cone is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,935 people named Cone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,077 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,824.

#3,583

rank among US surnames

9,935

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,337)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,574	Catalano	9,973	30,958
#3,575	Beckham	9,960	30,999
#3,576	Ashcraft	9,957	31,008
#3,578	Kunz	9,953	31,020
#3,579	Abney	9,948	31,036
#3,580	Albertson	9,943	31,052
#3,581	Littleton	9,939	31,064

Who is named Cone

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

87% of people named Cone identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cones

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cindy Parlow Cone
American soccer player, coach, and executive, born 1978
Carin Cone
American swimmer, 1940–2025
James H. Cone
American theologian (1938–2018)
David Cone
American baseball player, born 1963
John Cone
American professional wrestling referee, born 1974
Fred P. Cone
American politician (1871-1948)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cone

Cone 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 Cone?: 9,935 people in the United States had the surname Cone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,077 Americans. It ranked 3,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cone?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Cone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cone?: Cindy Parlow Cone, American soccer player, coach, and executive, followed by Carin Cone.
Where is the surname Cone most common?: Wikidata records people named Cone in the United States.
Is the surname Cone getting more or less common?: More common. 9,824 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,935 in 2010, up 1.1%.