How Many People Have the Last Name Son?

10,094

people had the surname Son in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 29,240 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#3,541

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

3.42

In 2010

Largest Group

82.8%

Asian and Pacific Islander

Change Since 2000

+28.7%

+2,251 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Son (82.8%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 9.5%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Son ranks #147. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 78.6% to 82.8%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 12.7% to 9.5%.

White 9.5%
Black 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 82.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2%

See the most common Asian last names.

📈 Change Since 2000

Son grew from 7,843 people in 2000 to 10,094 in 2010 (up 28.7%), and its rank rose from #4,189 to #3,541.

20002010
People7,84310,094
Rank#4,189#3,541
Per 100,000 people2.913.42

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Son

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#3,538Box10,098
#3,539Montez10,097
#3,540Martens10,096
#3,541Son10,094
#3,542Joshi10,089
#3,543Moffitt10,070
#3,544Schweitzer10,068

👤 Son as a First Name

Son is a first name too: about 590 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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