How common is the surname Fonda?

1,466 people in the United States had the surname Fonda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,604 Americans. It ranked 18,729th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fonda?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Fonda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Fonda?

Jane Fonda, American actress and activist, followed by Henry Fonda.

Where is the surname Fonda most common?

Wikidata records people named Fonda in the United States.

Is the surname Fonda getting more or less common?

More common. 1,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,466 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Fonda

A surname, carried by 1,466 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fonda is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,466 people named Fonda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,604 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,421.

#18,729

rank among US surnames

1,466

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,087)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,724	Clyne	1,467	210,460
#18,729	Woodmansee	1,466	210,604
#18,734	Danks	1,465	210,748

Who is named Fonda

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

83% of people named Fonda identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fondas

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jane Fonda
American actress and activist, born 1937
Henry Fonda
American actor (1905–1982)
Peter Fonda
American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)
Bridget Fonda
American actress, born 1964

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Surnames that sound like Fonda

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Fonda has the Soundex code F530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F530.

Questions

How common is the surname Fonda?: 1,466 people in the United States had the surname Fonda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,604 Americans. It ranked 18,729th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fonda?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Fonda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Fonda?: Jane Fonda, American actress and activist, followed by Henry Fonda.
Where is the surname Fonda most common?: Wikidata records people named Fonda in the United States.
Is the surname Fonda getting more or less common?: More common. 1,421 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,466 in 2010, up 3.2%.