How common is the surname Pardon?

1,253 people in the United States had the surname Pardon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pardon?

In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Pardon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pardon?

John Pardon, American mathematician in geometry and topology.

Where is the surname Pardon most common?

Wikidata records people named Pardon in the United States.

Is the surname Pardon getting more or less common?

More common. 997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Pardon

A surname, carried by 1,253 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pardon is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,253 people named Pardon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 997.

#20,996

rank among US surnames

1,253

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+25.7%

change since 2000 (was #23,698)

Who is named Pardon

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

79% of people named Pardon identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pardons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Pardon
American mathematician in geometry and topology, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pardon

Pardon has the Soundex code P635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P635.

Questions

How common is the surname Pardon?: 1,253 people in the United States had the surname Pardon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,405 Americans. It ranked 20,996th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pardon?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Pardon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pardon?: John Pardon, American mathematician in geometry and topology.
Where is the surname Pardon most common?: Wikidata records people named Pardon in the United States.
Is the surname Pardon getting more or less common?: More common. 997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,253 in 2010, up 26%.