How common is the surname Ton?

4,667 people in the United States had the surname Ton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,155 Americans. It ranked 7,167th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ton getting more or less common?

More common. 3,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,667 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Ton also a first name?

Yes. Ton 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 Ton

A surname, carried by 4,667 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ton is more common than 95.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,667 people named Ton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,155 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,696.

#7,167

rank among US surnames

4,667

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+26.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,246)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,162	Marcial	4,670	66,113
#7,164	Arzola	4,669	66,127
#7,165	Rook	4,668	66,141
#7,167	Lomas	4,667	66,155
#7,171	Arneson	4,665	66,183
#7,173	Celaya	4,664	66,198

Who is named Ton

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

87% of people named Ton identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ton

Ton has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Questions

How common is the surname Ton?: 4,667 people in the United States had the surname Ton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,155 Americans. It ranked 7,167th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ton?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Ton identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Ton getting more or less common?: More common. 3,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,667 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Ton also a first name?: Yes. Ton 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.