How common is the surname Katona?

1,456 people in the United States had the surname Katona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 212,051 Americans. It ranked 18,808th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Katona?

Sándor Katona, association footballer (1943-2009), followed by George Katona.

Where is the surname Katona most common?

Wikidata records people named Katona in Hungary, the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Katona getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,456 in 2010, down 3.5%.

The surname Katona

A surname, carried by 1,456 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Katona is more common than 88.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,456 people named Katona in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 212,051 Americans. That is down 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,509.

#18,808

rank among US surnames

1,456

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,268)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,804	Merrow	1,457	211,905
#18,808	Dauer	1,456	212,051

Who is named Katona

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

95% of people named Katona identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Katonas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sándor Katona
Association footballer (1943-2009)
George Katona
American psychologist (1901–1981)
Jacqui Katona
Australian activist, born 1966

Notable Katonas come mostly from Hungary (1), the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Katona

Katona has the Soundex code K350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K350.

Questions

How common is the surname Katona?: 1,456 people in the United States had the surname Katona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 212,051 Americans. It ranked 18,808th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Katona?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Katona identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Katona?: Sándor Katona, association footballer (1943-2009), followed by George Katona.
Where is the surname Katona most common?: Wikidata records people named Katona in Hungary, the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Katona getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,456 in 2010, down 3.5%.