How common is the surname Koon?

5,638 people in the United States had the surname Koon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,762 Americans. It ranked 6,083rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Koon getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,638 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Koon

A surname, carried by 5,638 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Koon is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,638 people named Koon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,762 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,660.

#6,083

rank among US surnames

5,638

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,625)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,075	Terrill	5,641	54,732
#6,077	McLane	5,640	54,742
#6,079	Munger	5,639	54,752
#6,083	Koon	5,638	54,762
#6,084	Kwong	5,637	54,771
#6,087	Hollinger	5,634	54,800

Who is named Koon

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

85% of people named Koon identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koon

Koon has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.

Questions

How common is the surname Koon?: 5,638 people in the United States had the surname Koon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,762 Americans. It ranked 6,083rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koon?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Koon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Koon getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,638 in 2010, down 0.4%.