How common is the surname Fearon?

2,011 people in the United States had the surname Fearon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,528 Americans. It ranked 14,768th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fearon?

Ray Fearon, British actor, followed by James Fearon.

Where is the surname Fearon most common?

Wikidata records people named Fearon in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Fearon getting more or less common?

More common. 1,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,011 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Fearon

A surname, carried by 2,011 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fearon is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,011 people named Fearon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,528 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,607.

#14,768

rank among US surnames

2,011

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+25.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,471)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,761	Natarajan	2,012	153,452
#14,768	Ban	2,011	153,528
#14,775	Secrist	2,010	153,605

Who is named Fearon

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

53% of people named Fearon identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fearons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ray Fearon
British actor, born 1967
James Fearon
American political scientist, born 1963

Notable Fearons come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fearon

Fearon has the Soundex code F650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F650.

Questions

How common is the surname Fearon?: 2,011 people in the United States had the surname Fearon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,528 Americans. It ranked 14,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fearon?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Fearon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fearon?: Ray Fearon, British actor, followed by James Fearon.
Where is the surname Fearon most common?: Wikidata records people named Fearon in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Fearon getting more or less common?: More common. 1,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,011 in 2010, up 25%.