Explore the Family Name O’banion

The meaning of O’banion

Irish: variant of O’Bannon.

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

How common is the last name O’banion in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname O’Banion has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 14,292 in 2000, it dropped to 15,340 in 2010, marking a change of -7.33 in rank. In terms of actual count, there were 1,922 individuals with the O’Banion surname in 2000, which slightly decreased to 1,912 by 2010, reflecting a -0.52 percent change. The proportion per 100,000 people also dropped from 0.71 to 0.65, indicating an -8.45 change over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,292	#15,340	-7.33%
Count	1,922	1,912	-0.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.65	-8.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name O’banion

The ethnic identity associated with the O’Banion surname has seen some shifts as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority identifying as White slightly decreased from 88.81 percent in 2000 to 87.45 percent in 2010, representation from other ethnicities increased. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went up from 0.42 percent to 0.68 percent, and those recognizing themselves as part of two or more races rose from 1.77 percent to 2.56 percent. Individuals identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase from 0.99 percent to 1.57 percent, while the percentage of Black identifiers decreased from 6.92 percent to 5.81 percent. Notably, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native identifying with this surname saw the largest change, increasing from 1.09 percent in 2000 to 1.94 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.81%	87.45%	-1.53%
Black	6.92%	5.81%	-16.04%
Two or More Races	1.77%	2.56%	44.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.09%	1.94%	77.98%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.57%	58.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.42%	0.68%	61.9%