Explore the Family Name Coron

The meaning of Coron

1. Altered form of French Caron. Compare Coro 2 and Corron 1. 2. French: topographic name from Old French coron ‘corner’. 3. French: habitational name from a place so named in Maine-et-Loire. 4. French: variant of Corrompt, a habitational name from a place so named in Rhône.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Coron experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 76,700 in terms of popularity and dropped to 84,463 by 2010, marking a -10.12% change. Similarly, the count of people bearing the Coron surname saw a minimal reduction from 233 individuals in 2000 to 222 in 2010, totaling a -4.72% change. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also declined during this period, moving from 0.09 to 0.08, a -11.11% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,700	#84,463	-10.12%
Count	233	222	-4.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coron

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Coron surname, it remained pretty consistent based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of Coron being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups. However, the percentage of those identified as White increased slightly from 81.55% to 83.78%, thus showing a 2.73% positive change. During the same period, the portion of those associated with Hispanic ethnicity decreased from 15.88% to 13.51%, marking a -14.92% change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.55%	83.78%	2.73%
Hispanic	15.88%	13.51%	-14.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%