Explore the Family Name Lebon

The meaning of Lebon

French: approbatory (or ironic) nickname from le bon ‘the good’, a variant of Bon, with fused masculine definite article le. Some characteristic forenames: French Jacques, Andre, Armelle, Colette, Hilaire, Luc, Marceau, Reynald, Serge.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lebon has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,757th, but by 2010, it climbed to the 34,801st spot, showing a relative change of 2.67%. The count of people bearing this surname also increased from 594 to 649 during this time frame, which is a significant growth of 9.26%. However, the proportion of individuals with the last name Lebon per 100,000 people remained at 0.22, indicating no change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,757	#34,801	2.67%
Count	594	649	9.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lebon

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows an interesting shift in the demographic distribution of the Lebon surname between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of White individuals decreased from 83.16% to 73.50%, the Black community saw a significant increase, rising from 10.27% to 16.18%. This suggests a growth rate of 57.55%. Meanwhile, the number of Hispanic individuals also grew moderately, going up from 4.21% to 5.08%. The group identifying as two or more races also expanded, moving from 2.19% in 2000 to 3.24% in 2010. There was no change in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, with the data remaining at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.16%	73.5%	-11.62%
Black	10.27%	16.18%	57.55%
Hispanic	4.21%	5.08%	20.67%
Two or More Races	2.19%	3.24%	47.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%