Explore the Family Name Kahlon

The meaning of Kahlon

1. Indian and Pakistani (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. 2. Jewish (from Tunisia): nickname derived from Arabic akḥal ‘black-eyed’ + nominal suffix –ūn.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kahlon has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 34,114th most popular name, but by 2010, it had risen to the 23,472nd position - an impressive growth of 31.2%. Likewise, the count of people with this surname grew from 629 to 1,083 during the same period, marking a surge of 72.18%. This progression is also displayed in the rise of the proportion per 100k people, which jumped from 0.23 to 0.37, a gain of 60.87%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,114	#23,472	31.2%
Count	629	1,083	72.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.37	60.87%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kahlon

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Kahlon surname, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we can see that it is predominantly linked to the Asian/Pacific Islander community. In 2000, about 89.67% of those with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and this percentage climbed slightly to 91.87% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races dipped drastically from 4.93% to 2.22%, while the share of individuals identifying as White modestly rose from 4.13% to 4.89%. For the first time in 2010, a small proportion (0.74%) of people with the Kahlon surname identified as Hispanic. No change was observed in the Black and American Indian & Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	89.67%	91.87%	2.45%
White	4.13%	4.89%	18.4%
Two or More Races	4.93%	2.22%	-54.97%
Hispanic	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	0%	0%