# O'Bannon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/obannon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,675 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,716 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 115,419 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (2,609 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named O'Bannon in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named O'Bannon in the United States.

## People named O'Bannon

- Dan O'Bannon, American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009)
- Ed O'Bannon, American basketball player (born 1972)
- Rockne S. O'Bannon, American science fiction writer
- Larry O'Bannon, American basketball player (born 1983)
- Charles O'Bannon, American basketball player (born 1975)
- Presley O'Bannon, American politician (1776-1850)
- Frank O'Bannon, American politician (1930–2003)

## Similar surnames

O'Banion, Oppenheimer, Oppenheim.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.