How common is the surname Efron?

338 people in the United States had the surname Efron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 913,448 Americans. It ranked 59,742nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Efron?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Efron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Efron?

Zac Efron, American actor and singer (born 1987), followed by Inés Efron.

Where is the surname Efron most common?

Wikidata records people named Efron in the United States and Mexico.

Is the surname Efron getting more or less common?

More common. 327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 338 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Efron

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

2 syllables Soundex E165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Efron is more common than 63.2% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

Borrowed from Hebrew עפרון, a Biblical placename.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 338 people named Efron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 913,448 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 327.

#59,742

rank among US surnames

338

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #58,130)

Who is named Efron

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

89% of people named Efron identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
Two or more races 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Efrons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zac Efron
American actor and singer (born 1987)
Inés Efron
Argentine actress, born 1985
Bradley Efron
American statistician and university teacher (born 1938)
Dylan Efron
American actor, born 1992

Notable Efrons come mostly from the United States (3) and Mexico (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Efron

Ebron

Efron has the Soundex code E165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E165.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Efron come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew עפרון, a Biblical placename.
How common is the surname Efron?: 338 people in the United States had the surname Efron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 913,448 Americans. It ranked 59,742nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Efron?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Efron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Efron?: Zac Efron, American actor and singer (born 1987), followed by Inés Efron.
Where is the surname Efron most common?: Wikidata records people named Efron in the United States and Mexico.
Is the surname Efron getting more or less common?: More common. 327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 338 in 2010, up 3.4%.