How common is the surname Mallon?

5,188 people in the United States had the surname Mallon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,511 Americans. It ranked 6,531st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mallon?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mallon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mallon?

Bill Mallon, American orthopedic surgeon, golfer, and historian (born 1952).

Where is the surname Mallon most common?

Wikidata records people named Mallon in the United States.

Is the surname Mallon getting more or less common?

More common. 4,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,188 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Mallon

A surname, carried by 5,188 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mallon is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,188 people named Mallon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,511 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,874.

#6,531

rank among US surnames

5,188

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,429)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,522	Reiner	5,202	59,351
#6,523	Claiborne	5,201	59,363
#6,524	Oswalt	5,198	59,397
#6,525	Berumen	5,195	59,431
#6,526	Goodall	5,193	59,454
#6,527	Cairns	5,192	59,466
#6,528	Wiener	5,191	59,477

Who is named Mallon

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

92% of people named Mallon identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mallons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Mallon
American orthopedic surgeon, golfer, and historian (born 1952)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mallon

Mallon has the Soundex code M450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M450.

Questions

How common is the surname Mallon?: 5,188 people in the United States had the surname Mallon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,511 Americans. It ranked 6,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mallon?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Mallon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mallon?: Bill Mallon, American orthopedic surgeon, golfer, and historian (born 1952).
Where is the surname Mallon most common?: Wikidata records people named Mallon in the United States.
Is the surname Mallon getting more or less common?: More common. 4,874 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,188 in 2010, up 6.4%.