How common is the surname Poon?

4,564 people in the United States had the surname Poon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,648 Americans. It ranked 7,308th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Poon?

Poon Lok Yan, badminton player.

Where is the surname Poon most common?

Wikidata records people named Poon in Australia.

Is the surname Poon getting more or less common?

More common. 4,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,564 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Poon

A Chinese surname, carried by 4,564 people in the United States.

Pronounced /puːn/ 1 syllable Soundex P500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poon is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

Borrowed from Cantonese 潘 (pun¹).

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,564 people named Poon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,648 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,051.

#7,308

rank among US surnames

4,564

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,570)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,301	Grass	4,567	67,604
#7,303	Bobadilla	4,566	67,618
#7,305	Hardeman	4,565	67,633
#7,308	Levan	4,564	67,648
#7,311	Casale	4,563	67,663
#7,314	Struble	4,562	67,678
#7,315	Cofer	4,561	67,693

Who is named Poon

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

91% of people named Poon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% as two or more races and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
Two or more races 3.0%
White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%

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

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

Famous Poons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Poon Lok Yan
Badminton player, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Poon

Poon has the Soundex code P500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Poon come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 潘 (pun¹).
How common is the surname Poon?: 4,564 people in the United States had the surname Poon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,648 Americans. It ranked 7,308th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poon?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Poon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Poon?: Poon Lok Yan, badminton player.
Where is the surname Poon most common?: Wikidata records people named Poon in Australia.
How do you pronounce Poon?: Poon is /puːn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Poon getting more or less common?: More common. 4,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,564 in 2010, up 13%.