Explore the Family Name Bathon

The meaning of Bathon

German (Bavaria and Hesse): unexplained. History: The first recorded bearers of the surname Bathon in North America were Adam Bathon and his sons, who immigrated to the US from Germany in 1860 or 1861 and settled in IL.

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How common is the last name Bathon in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bathon decreased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of Bathon was 61,544, whereas in 2010 it dropped down to 67,126, marking a decline of 9.07%. The census count for the surname also fell during this period, with 305 individuals bearing the name in 2000 and only 294 in 2010, representing a decrease of 3.61%. As per the proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Bathon name dropped by 9.09% from 0.11 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#67,126	-9.07%
Count	305	294	-3.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bathon

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting facts about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bathon. Individuals bearing this surname identified predominantly as White, making up 98.36% in 2000 and 95.92% in 2010, despite a slight decrease of 2.48%. Data regarding Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities have either been suppressed or reported zero, ensuring privacy and indicating no recorded instances of these ethnicities among those with the Bathon surname. Notably, there was an emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not observed in the previous census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.36%	95.92%	-2.48%
Two or More Races	0%	1.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%