How common is the surname Rochon?

2,573 people in the United States had the surname Rochon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,994 Americans. It ranked 12,115th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rochon?

Lela Rochon, American actress and film producer (born 1964).

Where is the surname Rochon most common?

Wikidata records people named Rochon in the United States.

Is the surname Rochon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,350 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,573 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Rochon

A surname, carried by 2,573 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rochon is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,573 people named Rochon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 119,994 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,350.

#12,115

rank among US surnames

2,573

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,157)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,108	Maddock	2,574	119,948
#12,115	Shipe	2,573	119,994
#12,121	Topp	2,572	120,041
#12,124	Naber	2,571	120,088

Who is named Rochon

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

67% of people named Rochon identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.2%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rochons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lela Rochon
American actress and film producer (born 1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rochon

Rochon has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

Questions

How common is the surname Rochon?: 2,573 people in the United States had the surname Rochon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 119,994 Americans. It ranked 12,115th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rochon?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Rochon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rochon?: Lela Rochon, American actress and film producer (born 1964).
Where is the surname Rochon most common?: Wikidata records people named Rochon in the United States.
Is the surname Rochon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,350 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,573 in 2010, up 9.5%.