How common is the surname O'Bannon?

2,675 people in the United States had the surname O'Bannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,419 Americans. It ranked 11,716th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named O'Bannon?

Dan O'Bannon, American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009), followed by Ed O'Bannon.

Where is the surname O'Bannon most common?

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

Is the surname O'Bannon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,675 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname O'Bannon

A surname, carried by 2,675 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O155

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Bannon is more common than 92.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,675 people named O'Bannon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,419 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,609.

#11,716

rank among US surnames

2,675

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,154)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,709	Longenecker	2,677	115,333
#11,714	Dismuke	2,676	115,376
#11,716	Ikeda	2,675	115,419
#11,719	Blazek	2,674	115,462
#11,722	Pickel	2,673	115,505

Who is named O'Bannon

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

64% of people named O'Bannon identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Bannons

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1955
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like O'Bannon

O'Banion

O'Bannon has the Soundex code O155, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O155.

Questions

How common is the surname O'Bannon?: 2,675 people in the United States had the surname O'Bannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,419 Americans. It ranked 11,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Bannon?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named O'Bannon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named O'Bannon?: Dan O'Bannon, American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009), followed by Ed O'Bannon.
Where is the surname O'Bannon most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Bannon in the United States.
Is the surname O'Bannon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,675 in 2010, up 2.5%.