How common is the surname Talon?

405 people in the United States had the surname Talon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 762,335 Americans. It ranked 51,396th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Talon?

In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Talon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Talon?

Claudine Talon, Beninese politician.

Where is the surname Talon most common?

Wikidata records people named Talon in Benin.

Is the surname Talon getting more or less common?

More common. 352 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 405 in 2010, up 15%.

Is Talon also a first name?

Yes. Talon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Talon

A French nickname surname, carried by 405 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Talon is more common than 68.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

The surname derives from Old French talon (“heel”) as a nickname for a deformity, or for a swift runner; also diminutive of Talbot and Talleyrand. The modern given name is associated with English talon.

Talon is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 405 people named Talon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 762,335 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 352.

#51,396

rank among US surnames

405

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+15.1%

change since 2000 (was #54,766)

Who is named Talon

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

56% of people named Talon identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Asian and Pacific Islander 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Talons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claudine Talon
Beninese politician, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Talon

Tallon

Talon has the Soundex code T450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T450.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Talon come from?: The surname derives from Old French talon (“heel”) as a nickname for a deformity, or for a swift runner; also diminutive of Talbot and Talleyrand. The modern given name is associated with English talon.
How common is the surname Talon?: 405 people in the United States had the surname Talon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 762,335 Americans. It ranked 51,396th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Talon?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Talon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Talon?: Claudine Talon, Beninese politician.
Where is the surname Talon most common?: Wikidata records people named Talon in Benin.
What type of surname is Talon?: Talon is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Talon getting more or less common?: More common. 352 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 405 in 2010, up 15%.
Is Talon also a first name?: Yes. Talon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.