How common is the surname Falcon?

15,125 people in the United States had the surname Falcon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,413 Americans. It ranked 2,398th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Falcon?

Jonah Falcon, American actor and writer, followed by Yael Falcón.

Where is the surname Falcon most common?

Wikidata records people named Falcon in the United States, Argentina and France.

Is the surname Falcon getting more or less common?

More common. 11,371 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,125 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Falcon

A Spanish surname, carried by 15,125 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Falcon is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

* From Spanish Falcón * Calque from Amerindian languages, for the bird falcon.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,125 people named Falcon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,413 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,371.

#2,398

rank among US surnames

15,125

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+33%

change since 2000 (was #2,899)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,389	Pyle	15,180	20,339
#2,390	Kitchen	15,170	20,352
#2,391	Guillory	15,161	20,364
#2,392	Chong	15,146	20,385
#2,393	Lemon	15,140	20,393
#2,394	Kearns	15,136	20,398
#2,395	Mohammed	15,132	20,403

Who is named Falcon

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

71% of people named Falcon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Falcons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonah Falcon
American actor and writer, born 1970
Yael Falcón
Argentine association football referee, born 1988
Ada Falcón
Argentine singer and actress (1905-2002)
André Falcon
Actor (1924-2009)
Jeffrey Falcon
American actor, born 1962

Notable Falcons come mostly from the United States (2), Argentina (2) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Falcon

Falcon has the Soundex code F425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F425.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Falcon come from?: * From Spanish Falcón * Calque from Amerindian languages, for the bird falcon.
How common is the surname Falcon?: 15,125 people in the United States had the surname Falcon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,413 Americans. It ranked 2,398th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Falcon?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Falcon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Falcon?: Jonah Falcon, American actor and writer, followed by Yael Falcón.
Where is the surname Falcon most common?: Wikidata records people named Falcon in the United States, Argentina and France.
Is the surname Falcon getting more or less common?: More common. 11,371 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,125 in 2010, up 33%.