How common is the surname Varona?

1,731 people in the United States had the surname Varona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,363 Americans. It ranked 16,575th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Varona?

Donna de Varona, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, television sportscast, followed by Oscar Varona Varona.

Where is the surname Varona most common?

Wikidata records people named Varona in the United States and Cuba.

Is the surname Varona getting more or less common?

More common. 1,246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,731 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Varona

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,731 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex V650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Varona is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

From Spanish Varona.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,731 people named Varona in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,363 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,246.

#16,575

rank among US surnames

1,731

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+38.9%

change since 2000 (was #19,942)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,570	Gokey	1,732	178,260
#16,575	Gaw	1,731	178,363
#16,582	Aune	1,730	178,466

Who is named Varona

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

85% of people named Varona identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 7.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Varonas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donna de Varona
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, television sportscast, born 1947
Oscar Varona Varona
Basketball player, born 1949

Notable Varonas come mostly from the United States (1) and Cuba (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Varona

Varona has the Soundex code V650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V650.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Varona come from?: From Spanish Varona.
How common is the surname Varona?: 1,731 people in the United States had the surname Varona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,363 Americans. It ranked 16,575th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Varona?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Varona identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Varona?: Donna de Varona, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, television sportscast, followed by Oscar Varona Varona.
Where is the surname Varona most common?: Wikidata records people named Varona in the United States and Cuba.
Is the surname Varona getting more or less common?: More common. 1,246 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,731 in 2010, up 39%.