Explore the Family Name Von

The meaning of Von

1. Altered form of Welsh Vaughan. 2. Chinese: variant of Wong. 3. Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Von" saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,732 in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had risen to 45,189—a jump of nearly 19%. Furthermore, the count of individuals carrying this name also increased by approximately 38%, going from 344 in 2000 to 474 in 2010. This upward trend is also reflected in the proportion per 100k statistic, with an increase of around 23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,732	#45,189	18.92%
Count	344	474	37.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Von

The Census data also provides insight into shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Von." Between 2000 and 2010, there was a decrease of roughly 16% in the Asian/Pacific Islander group associated with this surname, while the percentage of White individuals identified as having the surname "Von" rose slightly by about 2.5%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase of 37.60% in the Black cohort. The Hispanic group also emerged in the data, accounting for just over 8% of the total bearers of the surname in 2010, where there were none reported in 2000. However, the representation of "Von" within the Two or more races category dropped to zero, and no American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals were associated with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	44.48%	45.57%	2.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	36.92%	31.01%	-16.01%
Black	8.43%	11.6%	37.6%
Hispanic	0%	8.02%	0%
Two or More Races	5.81%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%