How common is the surname Tone?

1,300 people in the United States had the surname Tone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. It ranked 20,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tone?

Franchot Tone, American actor (1905-1968), followed by Juris Tone.

Where is the surname Tone most common?

Wikidata records people named Tone in the United States and Latvia.

Is the surname Tone getting more or less common?

More common. 1,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,300 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Tone also a first name?

Yes. Tone 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 Tone

A surname, carried by 1,300 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500 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). Tone is more common than 87.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,300 people named Tone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,271.

#20,434

rank among US surnames

1,300

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #19,629)

Who is named Tone

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

78% of people named Tone identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tones

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franchot Tone
American actor (1905-1968)
Juris Tone
Bobsledder, born 1961

Notable Tones come mostly from the United States (1) and Latvia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tone

Tone 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 Tone?: 1,300 people in the United States had the surname Tone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 237,497 Americans. It ranked 20,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tone?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Tone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tone?: Franchot Tone, American actor (1905-1968), followed by Juris Tone.
Where is the surname Tone most common?: Wikidata records people named Tone in the United States and Latvia.
Is the surname Tone getting more or less common?: More common. 1,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,300 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Tone also a first name?: Yes. Tone 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.