How common is the surname Onken?

1,221 people in the United States had the surname Onken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Onken?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Onken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Onken getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Onken

A German surname, carried by 1,221 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Onken is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Onken.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,221 people named Onken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,235.

#21,413

rank among US surnames

1,221

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,087)

Who is named Onken

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

96% of people named Onken identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Onken come from?: Borrowed from German Onken.
How common is the surname Onken?: 1,221 people in the United States had the surname Onken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Onken?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Onken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Onken getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, down 1.1%.