How common is the surname Runyon?

9,153 people in the United States had the surname Runyon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,732 Americans. It ranked 3,872nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Runyon?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Runyon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Runyon?

Damon Runyon, American writer (1880–1946), followed by Jennifer Runyon.

Where is the surname Runyon most common?

Wikidata records people named Runyon in the United States.

Is the surname Runyon getting more or less common?

More common. 9,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,153 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Runyon

A surname, carried by 9,153 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Runyon is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,153 people named Runyon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,732 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 9,123.

#3,872

rank among US surnames

9,153

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,577)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,863	Lea	9,180	33,632
#3,864	Klinger	9,179	33,636
#3,865	Buss	9,177	33,643
#3,867	Hussey	9,176	33,647
#3,868	Smoot	9,168	33,676
#3,869	Dugger	9,164	33,691
#3,870	Bittner	9,163	33,695

Who is named Runyon

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

94% of people named Runyon identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Runyons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Damon Runyon
American writer (1880–1946)
Jennifer Runyon
American actress (1960-2026)
William Nelson Runyon
American politician (1871-1931)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Runyon

Runyon has the Soundex code R550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R550.

Questions

How common is the surname Runyon?: 9,153 people in the United States had the surname Runyon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,732 Americans. It ranked 3,872nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Runyon?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Runyon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Runyon?: Damon Runyon, American writer (1880–1946), followed by Jennifer Runyon.
Where is the surname Runyon most common?: Wikidata records people named Runyon in the United States.
Is the surname Runyon getting more or less common?: More common. 9,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,153 in 2010, up 0.3%.