How common is the surname Honore?

2,191 people in the United States had the surname Honore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Honore?

Bertha Palmer, American art collector (1849-1918).

Where is the surname Honore most common?

Wikidata records people named Honore in the United States.

Is the surname Honore getting more or less common?

More common. 1,804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 22%.

Is Honore also a first name?

Yes. Honore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Honore

A surname, carried by 2,191 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Honore is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,191 people named Honore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,804.

#13,798

rank among US surnames

2,191

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+21.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,024)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,790	Cuddy	2,193	140,787
#13,795	Wickstrom	2,192	140,851
#13,798	Fassett	2,191	140,915
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980

Who is named Honore

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

73% of people named Honore identified as Black (not Hispanic), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.0%
Two or more races 4.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Honores

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bertha Palmer
American art collector (1849-1918)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Honore

Honor

Honore has the Soundex code H560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H560.

Questions

How common is the surname Honore?: 2,191 people in the United States had the surname Honore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Honore?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Honore identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Honore?: Bertha Palmer, American art collector (1849-1918).
Where is the surname Honore most common?: Wikidata records people named Honore in the United States.
Is the surname Honore getting more or less common?: More common. 1,804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 22%.
Is Honore also a first name?: Yes. Honore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.