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    The surname Hon

    A Chinese surname, carried by 2,424 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H500

    Hon: #12,732 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hon #12,732, 2,424 people Hon: #12,732 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hon #12,732, 2,424 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hon is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    An surname of unexplained English origin, or borrowed from Cantonese 韓 /韩 (hon4) or Hakka 韓 /韩 (Hòn).

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,424 people named Hon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,147.

    #12,732
    rank among US surnames
    2,424
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,075)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,724Palmeri2,426127,265
    #12,729McLennan2,425127,318
    #12,732Nishimura2,424127,370
    #12,740Bracamonte2,423127,423

    Who is named Hon

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

    57% of people named Hon identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 36%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Priscilla Hon
      Australian female tennis player, born 1998

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hon

    Hon has the Soundex code H500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H500.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hon come from?
    An surname of unexplained English origin, or borrowed from Cantonese 韓 /韩 (hon4) or Hakka 韓 /韩 (Hòn).
    How common is the surname Hon?
    2,424 people in the United States had the surname Hon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,370 Americans. It ranked 12,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hon?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Hon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Hon?
    Priscilla Hon, Australian female tennis player.
    Where is the surname Hon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hon in Australia.
    Is the surname Hon getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,424 in 2010, up 13%.