How Many People Have the Last Name Colon?
people had the surname Colon in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,380 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+11,826 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Colon (89.8%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 7.6%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Colon ranks #107. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Colon grew from 55,512 people in 2000 to 67,338 in 2010 (up 21.3%), and its rank rose from #539 to #497.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 55,512 | 67,338 |
| Rank | #539 | #497 |
| Per 100,000 people | 20.58 | 22.83 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Colon
| Rank | Surname | People in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| #494 | Strickland | 67,769 |
| #495 | Norman | 67,704 |
| #496 | Person | 67,411 |
| #497 | Colon | 67,338 |
| #498 | Parsons | 67,310 |
| #499 | Frank | 67,304 |
| #500 | Harrington | 66,959 |
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Colon: C450
👤 Colon as a First Name
Colon is a first name too: about 458 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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