How common is the surname Kennon?

4,053 people in the United States had the surname Kennon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,177 Americans. It ranked 8,178th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kennon?

Robert F. Kennon, American judge and politician (1902–1988).

Where is the surname Kennon most common?

Wikidata records people named Kennon in the United States.

Is the surname Kennon getting more or less common?

More common. 3,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,053 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Kennon

A surname, carried by 4,053 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kennon is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,053 people named Kennon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,177 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,636.

#8,178

rank among US surnames

4,053

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,363)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,173	Crafton	4,056	76,121
#8,174	Lark	4,055	76,139
#8,176	Hazard	4,054	76,158
#8,178	Stella	4,053	76,177
#8,184	Kaczmarek	4,052	76,196

Who is named Kennon

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

72% of people named Kennon identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kennons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert F. Kennon
American judge and politician (1902–1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kennon

Kennon has the Soundex code K550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K550.

Questions

How common is the surname Kennon?: 4,053 people in the United States had the surname Kennon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,177 Americans. It ranked 8,178th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kennon?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Kennon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kennon?: Robert F. Kennon, American judge and politician (1902–1988).
Where is the surname Kennon most common?: Wikidata records people named Kennon in the United States.
Is the surname Kennon getting more or less common?: More common. 3,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,053 in 2010, up 12%.