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    The surname On

    A surname, carried by 1,309 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex O500

    On: #20,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer On #20,309, 1,309 people On: #20,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez On #20,309, 1,309 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). On is more common than 87.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,309 people named On in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,079.

    #20,309
    rank among US surnames
    1,309
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.3%
    change since 2000 (was #22,283)

    Who is named On

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

    85% of people named On identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like On

    On has the Soundex code O500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname On?
    1,309 people in the United States had the surname On in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,864 Americans. It ranked 20,309th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname On?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named On identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname On getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,309 in 2010, up 21%.