Explore the Family Name Pon
The meaning of Pon
1. English: unexplained. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 潘 and 盤, see Pan 1 and 2. 3. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 彭, see Peng 1. 4. Chinese: possibly from Romanization of the Chinese names such as 邦 (meaning ‘state’), which were monosyllabic personal names or part of disyllabic personal names of some early Chinese immigrants in the US. Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Chan, Cheu, Cheuk, Chi, Chow, Chu, Guo Hui, Kim Hung, Sin, Sing, Wai, Wing.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Pon in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pon has seen moderate growth in the United States from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the Pon surname moved from 19,313th place in 2000 to 19,145th place in 2010, a slight increase of 0.87 percent. In terms of raw counts, there were 1,298 individuals with this surname in 2000, and the number increased by 9.32 percent to 1,419 people in 2010. Despite the increase in count, the proportion of Pons per 100k people remained steady at 0.48.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #19,313 | #19,145 | 0.87% |
| Count | 1,298 | 1,419 | 9.32% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pon
In terms of its ethnic identity, the majority of people with the Pon surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander according to the Decennial U.S. Census. However, the percentage of those identifying as such decreased slightly from 74.04 percent in 2000 to 73.01 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in Pons identifying as Hispanic, up 38.94 percent to 8.67 percent of Pons in 2010. Interestingly, there was also an increase of 15.22 percent of Pons identifying as Black, though it still made up only 1.06 percent of the total in 2010. The percentage of Pons identifying as White declined by 14.53 percent, and there was no change in the percentage of Pons identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 74.04% | 73.01% | -1.39% |
| White | 14.18% | 12.12% | -14.53% |
| Hispanic | 6.24% | 8.67% | 38.94% |
| Two or More Races | 4.62% | 5.14% | 11.26% |
| Black | 0.92% | 1.06% | 15.22% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |