How common is the surname Ligon?

6,140 people in the United States had the surname Ligon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,284 Americans. It ranked 5,654th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ligon?

Glenn Ligon, African American conceptual artist (born 1960), followed by Thomas Watkins Ligon.

Where is the surname Ligon most common?

Wikidata records people named Ligon in the United States.

Is the surname Ligon getting more or less common?

More common. 5,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,140 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Ligon

A surname, carried by 6,140 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ligon is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,140 people named Ligon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,284 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,879.

#5,654

rank among US surnames

6,140

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,446)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,649	Orona	6,145	50,243
#5,650	Yim	6,144	50,252
#5,651	Harold	6,141	50,276
#5,654	Ligon	6,140	50,284

Who is named Ligon

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

55% of people named Ligon identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ligons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glenn Ligon
African American conceptual artist (born 1960)
Thomas Watkins Ligon
American politician (1810-1881)
Tom Ligon
American actor, 1940–2026

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Ligons

Surnames that sound like Ligon

Ligon has the Soundex code L250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L250.

Questions

How common is the surname Ligon?: 6,140 people in the United States had the surname Ligon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,284 Americans. It ranked 5,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ligon?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Ligon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ligon?: Glenn Ligon, African American conceptual artist (born 1960), followed by Thomas Watkins Ligon.
Where is the surname Ligon most common?: Wikidata records people named Ligon in the United States.
Is the surname Ligon getting more or less common?: More common. 5,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,140 in 2010, up 4.4%.
What are other spellings of Ligon?: Ligons.