Explore the Family Name Heon

The meaning of Heon

Breton (Héon): variant of Eon. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Emile, Laurette, Marcel, Normand, Raoul, Veronique.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Heon' slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,465th in terms of popularity and marginally dropped to 42,455th in 2010, a change of -4.92%. However, the count of individuals with this surname has seen a slight increase from 509 in 2000 to 511 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 10.53% over the same period, reflecting an overall decrease in the surname's popularity.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,465	#42,455	-4.92%
Count	509	511	0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heon

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insightful information about the ethnicity of people with the surname 'Heon'. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (94.70%) and 2010 (90.22%), although there was a slight decrease in this percentage over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase, almost tripling from 3.34% in 2000 to 6.65% in 2010. There was also a small rise in individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, up from 1.18% to 1.37%. Notably, there were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. In 2010, for the first time, some individuals with this surname began to identify as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.7%	90.22%	-4.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.34%	6.65%	99.1%
Hispanic	0%	1.57%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.37%	16.1%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%