The surname Sekhon
A Punjabi surname, carried by 1,231 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S250
Origin
Punjabi origin
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੇਖੋਂ (sekhõ).
One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,231 people named Sekhon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 710.
Who is named Sekhon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Sekhon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
- Two or more races 3.9%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Sekhon
Sekhon has the Soundex code S250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S250.
Other Punjabi surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Sekhon come from?
- Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੇਖੋਂ (sekhõ).
- How common is the surname Sekhon?
- 1,231 people in the United States had the surname Sekhon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,809 Americans. It ranked 21,288th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Sekhon?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sekhon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Sekhon getting more or less common?
- More common. 710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,231 in 2010, up 73%.