Explore the Family Name Yeon

The meaning of Yeon

1. Korean: variant of Yŏn (see Yon 5). 2. In some cases also an altered form (Yéon) of French Guyon, reflecting the specific former French Canadian pronunciation of the initial G-, followed by a vowel. Compare Yon 3 and Young 4. History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Yeon (see 2 above) are descendants of Jean Guyon du Buisson from France, one of the earliest settlers on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in New France (see Guyon).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Yeon" significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 77,472 to 52,619, marking an impressive rise of 32.08%. As for the frequency of its usage, there was a 71.3% growth, with the count increasing from 230 in 2000 to 394 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also saw a substantial increase from 0.09 to 0.13, representing a 44.44% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,472	#52,619	32.08%
Count	230	394	71.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.13	44.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yeon

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Yeon" primarily falls within the Asian/Pacific Islander category, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. This group witnessed a 4.34% increase from 90.00% in 2000 to 93.91% in 2010. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races and White, who bear the name Yeon, showed a decrease of 41.45% and 48.99%, respectively. The percentages for Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90%	93.91%	4.34%
White	6.96%	3.55%	-48.99%
Two or More Races	3.04%	1.78%	-41.45%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%