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    The surname Dragon

    A surname, carried by 2,475 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D625

    Dragon: #12,520 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dragon #12,520, 2,475 people Dragon: #12,520 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dragon #12,520, 2,475 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dragon is more common than 92.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,475 people named Dragon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,746 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,313.

    #12,520
    rank among US surnames
    2,475
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7%
    change since 2000 (was #12,327)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,514Freire2,477124,645
    #12,519Ratzlaff2,476124,695
    #12,520Dampier2,475124,746
    #12,525Mendivil2,474124,796

    Who is named Dragon

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

    88% of people named Dragon identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dragons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carmen Dragon
      American conductor, composer, and arranger (1914-1984)
    • Daryl Dragon
      American musician (1942–2019)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dragon

    Dragon has the Soundex code D625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D625.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dragon?
    2,475 people in the United States had the surname Dragon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,746 Americans. It ranked 12,520th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dragon?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Dragon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dragon?
    Carmen Dragon, American conductor, composer, and arranger (1914-1984), followed by Daryl Dragon.
    Where is the surname Dragon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dragon in the United States.
    Is the surname Dragon getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,475 in 2010, up 7.0%.