Explore the Family Name Pone

The meaning of Pone

1. Italian: possibly from a short form of Iacopone, or other personal name with this ending. 2. Americanized form of German Pohn or Pöhn, either from the personal name Pohn (see Bohn) or a nickname (Pöhn) from Early New High German pön (from Latin poena ‘punishment’) for someone who had to do penance. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Remo, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Pone" experienced a modest increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,192 and climbed to 42,579 in 2010, marking a 3.65% change. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased by approximately 11%, from 459 in 2000 to 509 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of people named Pone per 100k remained steady at 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,192	#42,579	3.65%
Count	459	509	10.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pone

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those carrying the "Pone" surname from 2000 to 2010. The largest group identifying as Black grew from 51.85% to 58.35%, a rise of 12.54%. Simultaneously, the percentage identifying as White decreased by nearly 20%, falling from 39.65% to 31.83%. Those reporting two or more races increased from 3.49% to 4.32%, while the Hispanic proportion remained relatively stable with a slight increase from 3.70% to 3.73%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category went from 1.31% to 0%, and there were no individuals recorded as American Indian and Alaskan Native in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	51.85%	58.35%	12.54%
White	39.65%	31.83%	-19.72%
Two or More Races	3.49%	4.32%	23.78%
Hispanic	3.7%	3.73%	0.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%