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    The surname Pavon

    A surname, carried by 3,589 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex P150

    Pavon: #9,104 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pavon #9,104, 3,589 people Pavon: #9,104 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pavon #9,104, 3,589 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pavon is more common than 94.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,589 people named Pavon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,026 Americans. That is up 58% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,269.

    #9,104
    rank among US surnames
    3,589
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +58.2%
    change since 2000 (was #12,524)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,097Sale3,59185,978
    #9,100Blow3,59086,002
    #9,104Pavon3,58986,026
    #9,108Wiest3,58886,049
    #9,112Springfield3,58686,097
    #9,113Vanhoose3,58586,121

    Who is named Pavon

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

    88% of people named Pavon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Pavons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cristian Pavón
      Argentine association football player, born 1996

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pavon

    Pavon has the Soundex code P150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P150.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pavon?
    3,589 people in the United States had the surname Pavon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,026 Americans. It ranked 9,104th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pavon?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Pavon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pavon?
    Cristian Pavón, Argentine association football player.
    Where is the surname Pavon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pavon in Argentina.
    Is the surname Pavon getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,589 in 2010, up 58%.