Explore the Family Name Escalon

The meaning of Escalon

Spanish (Cádiz; Escalón): nickname from escalón ‘step’. Alternatively, it can be an altered form of Escalona, with the male suffix -o for matching with the sex of the bearer of the surname. This surname is rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Honduras and Mexico.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Escalon significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 53,782nd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 38,389th spot — a jump of 28.62%. The count of people with this surname also surged from 360 in 2000 to 577 in 2010, representing a substantial increase of 60.28%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the name Escalon grew by 53.85% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#38,389	28.62%
Count	360	577	60.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.2	53.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Escalon

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Escalon surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose slightly from 87.50% in 2000 to 92.55% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped significantly from 10.00% to 4.85%. Notably, for the first time in 2010, some individuals bearing the surname Escalon identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 1.91% of the total. There were no changes recorded for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.5%	92.55%	5.77%
White	10%	4.85%	-51.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.91%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%