How common is the surname Hone?

2,553 people in the United States had the surname Hone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,934 Americans. It ranked 12,199th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hone?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Hone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Hone?

Philip Hone, American mayor and railroad executive (1780–1851).

Where is the surname Hone most common?

Wikidata records people named Hone in the United States.

Is the surname Hone getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,553 in 2010, down 20%.

The surname Hone

A surname, carried by 2,553 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hone is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,553 people named Hone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,934 Americans. That is down 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,203.

#12,199

rank among US surnames

2,553

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-20.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,337)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,192	Vento	2,555	120,840
#12,198	Moro	2,554	120,887
#12,199	Baney	2,553	120,934
#12,204	Stimson	2,552	120,982
#12,208	Getchell	2,551	121,029

Who is named Hone

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

89% of people named Hone identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hones

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Hone
American mayor and railroad executive (1780–1851)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hone

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

Questions

How common is the surname Hone?: 2,553 people in the United States had the surname Hone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,934 Americans. It ranked 12,199th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hone?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Hone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Hone?: Philip Hone, American mayor and railroad executive (1780–1851).
Where is the surname Hone most common?: Wikidata records people named Hone in the United States.
Is the surname Hone getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,553 in 2010, down 20%.