How common is the surname Vachon?

2,928 people in the United States had the surname Vachon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,446 Americans. It ranked 10,886th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vachon?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vachon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vachon?

Christine Vachon, American film producer (born 1962), followed by Luna Vachon.

Where is the surname Vachon most common?

Wikidata records people named Vachon in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Vachon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,928 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Vachon

A French surname, carried by 2,928 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vachon is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Vachon.

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 2,928 people named Vachon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 105,446 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,855.

#10,886

rank among US surnames

2,928

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,336)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,880	Midgett	2,930	105,374
#10,882	Marciano	2,929	105,410
#10,886	Nova	2,928	105,446
#10,889	Linker	2,927	105,482
#10,890	Divine	2,926	105,518
#10,891	Lesley	2,925	105,554
#10,894	Jelinek	2,924	105,590

Who is named Vachon

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

93% of people named Vachon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vachons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christine Vachon
American film producer (born 1962)
Luna Vachon
American professional wrestler (1962-2010)
John Vachon
American photographer (1914-1975)

Notable Vachons come mostly from the United States (2) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Vachon

Vaughn

Vachon has the Soundex code V250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V250.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vachon come from?: From French Vachon.
How common is the surname Vachon?: 2,928 people in the United States had the surname Vachon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 105,446 Americans. It ranked 10,886th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vachon?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vachon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vachon?: Christine Vachon, American film producer (born 1962), followed by Luna Vachon.
Where is the surname Vachon most common?: Wikidata records people named Vachon in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Vachon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,855 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,928 in 2010, up 2.6%.