How common is the surname Ono?

2,143 people in the United States had the surname Ono in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,072 Americans. It ranked 14,050th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ono?

Lisa Ono, Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer, followed by Ken Ono.

Where is the surname Ono most common?

Wikidata records people named Ono in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Ono getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,143 in 2010, down 3.4%.

The surname Ono

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,143 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ono is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 小野 (Ono) or 大野 (Ōno).

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,143 people named Ono in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,072 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,218.

#14,050

rank among US surnames

2,143

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-3.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,767)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,042	Viator	2,145	143,937
#14,046	Jolliff	2,144	144,004
#14,050	Tiner	2,143	144,072
#14,058	Stringfield	2,142	144,139

Who is named Ono

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

81% of people named Ono identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.2% as two or more races and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
Two or more races 8.2%
White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%

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

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

Famous Onos

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lisa Ono
Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer, born 1962
Ken Ono
American mathematician, born 1968
Sean Lennon
American composer and musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, born 1975
Apolo Ohno
American short track speed skater, writer, and motivational speaker, born 1982

Notable Onos come mostly from the United States (3) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ono

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

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ono come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 小野 (Ono) or 大野 (Ōno).
How common is the surname Ono?: 2,143 people in the United States had the surname Ono in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,072 Americans. It ranked 14,050th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ono?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ono identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Ono?: Lisa Ono, Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer, followed by Ken Ono.
Where is the surname Ono most common?: Wikidata records people named Ono in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Ono getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,218 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,143 in 2010, down 3.4%.